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.

Health
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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More Health Issues

Health Resources

Presentation

Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Plan Pricing

Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee member Rebecca Sheppard gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to health plan pricing to AHIP’s…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/12/2023
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Academy Presents on Health Equity at SOA Meeting

Health Equity Committee (HEC) Chairperson Annette James presented at the 2023 Society of Actuaries Health Meeting in Seattle on “Health Equity: What it Means for Actuaries.” Her presentation…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 06/26/2023
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Presentation to SEAC on Health Equity and the Upcoming Health Equity Symposium/Workshops

Academy Health Equity Committee Vice Chairperson Stacey Lampkin presented to the Southeastern Actuaries Conference (SEAC) on the committee’s ongoing work on health equity, including the upcoming…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 06/22/2023
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Academy Presentation to NAIC on Considerations for Calculating Cost-Sharing Premium Reduction Load Factors

Presentation at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Affordable Care Act (ACA) State Rate Review Discussion Meeting on Considerations for Calculating Cost-Sharing Reduction…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 11/16/2022
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Health Equity Committee Presentation on Barriers to Care and Benefit Design to the NAIC Special (EX) Committee on Race and Insurance

Academy Health Equity Committee Chairperson Annette James gave a presentation on equity considerations for barriers to care and health plan benefit design to the National Association of Insurance…
Date Published: 08/23/2022
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NAIC Report

Academy HPC Summer 2022 NAIC National Meeting Update to Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) Vice Chairperson, Barb Klever, provided an update on HPC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B) Task Force…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 08/01/2022
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Comment / Letter

Work Group Follow-Up Presentation to the NAIC Long-Term Care Actuarial (B) Working Group on Long-Term Care Insurance Mortality and Lapse Study

The Long-Term Care Valuation Work Group gave a follow-up presentation to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) NAIC Long-Term Care Actuarial (B) Working Group to discuss the data…
Date Published: 06/24/2022
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Group Life Waiver Premium Valuation Table Work Group Updates Presentation to the NAIC Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

Group Life Waiver Premium Valuation Table Work Group chairperson, Sue Sames, presented an update on proposed recommendations to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 05/16/2022
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Academy DE&I Presentation at The Drake Symposium

On April 9, 2022, Academy Board member and Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) Chairperson Annette James presented to about 150 students at the Drake Symposium on Insurance on “Diversity, Equity &…
Date Published: 04/14/2022
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NAIC Report

Academy HPC Spring 2022 Update to NAIC Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) Vice Chairperson, Barb Klever, provided an update on HPC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B) Task Force…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 03/29/2022
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