Health

The Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) is dedicated to providing policymakers and regulators with insights to navigate the complex landscape of health insurance and healthcare affordability.

The HPC’s commitment to objectivity and precision in this vital sector helps shape and inform decisions that impact the lives of millions of Americans every day.

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Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Controlling Health Care Spending Growth

Explore issues pertaining to the drivers of health care costs and slowing the growth in health care spending.
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Financial Reporting, Risk Management and Solvency

Financial Reporting, Risk Management and Solvency

Financial reporting and solvency issues at the state level, such as NAIC related projects on RBC, as well as emerging international solvency issues and federal regulation of insurance companies.
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Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Health Reform & ACA Implementation

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and other health care reform issues.
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Long-Term Care

Long-Term Care

Federal and state long-term care issues, including the CLASS Act and LTC pricing/valuation.
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Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare/Medicaid

Ideas for improving Medicare’s financial stability and insights on Medicaid and CHIP programs.
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Health Resources

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Academy Updates HATF on HPC Activity at NAIC Fall Meeting

Senior Health Policy Analyst Matthew Williams provided an update on the Health Practice Council (HPC) activities of interest to the NAIC’s Health Actuarial (B) Task Force (HATF) at their recent…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 11/19/2024
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Academy Updates NAIC on Health Equity Committee Activities

Annette James, co-chairperson of the Health Equity Committee (HEC), provided updates on recent HEC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Special (EX) Executive…
Date Published: 08/13/2024
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Academy Updates NAIC on the Drivers of Health Insurance Premium Changes

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presented on the “Drivers of 2025 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Premium Changes” to the National Association of Insurance…
Date Published: 08/12/2024
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Committee Presents on Health Equity at SOA Health Meeting

The Health Equity Committee presented at the 2024 SOA Health Meeting on “Improving Data Analysis Using a Health Equity Lens.” The session explored the intersection of health equity and data,…
Date Published: 06/24/2024
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Benefit Design

Health Equity Committee co-chairpersons Annette James and Rebecca Sheppard, and member Yi-Ling Lin, gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to benefit design to…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 01/09/2024
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity for Managing Population Health and Risk Adjustment

Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee Co-Chairperson Rebecca Sheppard gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related managing population health…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 12/12/2023
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Academy Updates NAIC on Key Health Initiatives

Academy Senior Health Policy Analyst Matthew Williams provided an update on the Health Practice Council (HPC) activities of interest to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)…
Date Published: 11/30/2023
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Presentation to SEAC on Health Equity and Updates on the Health Equity Symposium/Workshops

On November 16, 2023, Academy Health Equity Committee chairperson Annette James and member Yi-Ling Lin presented to the Southeastern Actuaries Conference (SEAC) on the importance of health equity…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/16/2023
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Provider Contracting and Network Development

Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee members Ugo Okpewho and Sara Teppema gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to provider contracting…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 10/10/2023
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Academy Presents to CBPP on Health Equity and Benefit Design

Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello gave an overview of the Health Equity Committee’s work on equity considerations related to benefit design to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ (CBPP)…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/20/2023
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