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

Presentation

Academy HPC 2021 Updates to NAIC Health Actuarial (B) Task Force

Academy Health Practice Council (HPC) Vice Chairperson, Barb Klever, provided an update on the 2021 HPC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B)…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 11/29/2021
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Work Group Presentation to the NAIC Health Actuarial (B) Task Force on Long-Term Care Insurance Mortality and Lapse Study

The Long-Term Care Valuation Work Group presented results of the Long-Term Care Insurance Mortality and Lapse Study to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Actuarial (B)…
Date Published: 11/29/2021
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Health Practice Council Public Policy Presentation on Long-Term Care Insurance

Academy Health Practice Council Vice President Al Schmitz, and Long-Term Care/Disability Committee Chairperson Bruce Stahl, April 28, 2021, presentation to the Columbus Actuarial Club on “Long-Term…
Date Published: 04/28/2021
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Senior Health Fellow Presentation on Medicare at Health Policy Webinar

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presentation from “Medicare Solvency Projections and Potential Policy Solutions” webinar sponsored by the Alliance for Health Policy. Presentation…
Date Published: 02/25/2021
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Comment / Letter

Academy Senior Health Fellow Presentation on Health Equity at NAIC Special (EX) Committee on Race and Insurance

On December 2, 2020, Cori Uccello, the Academy’s Senior Health Fellow, presented on behalf of the Academy’s Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) at the National Association of Insurance…
Date Published: 12/04/2020
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LTC Valuation Work Group NAIC Presentation

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Valuation Work Group gave a presentation to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC’s) LTC Actuarial (B) Working Group on the work group’s progress…
Date Published: 08/25/2020
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Comment / Letter

Presentation on LTC Combo Practice Note to NAIC

This presentation was given to the Long-Term Care (LTC) Actuarial Working Group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on the LTC Combination Product Valuation Practice Note currently…
Date Published: 08/02/2019
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Presentation on LTC Valuation Work Group Update to NAIC

This presentation was given to the Long-Term Care (LTC) Actuarial Working Group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as an update on the LTC Valuation Work Group’s recent…
Date Published: 08/02/2019
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Deciphering the Different Options to Expand Public Coverage

This presentation was a session at the SOA Health Meeting where panelists reviewed the proliferation of proposals to expand access to public health insurance plans, either to strengthen insurance…
Date Published: 06/25/2019
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Nearly a Decade Later the ACA is…

This presentation was a session at the SOA Health Meeting which reviewed the challenges the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has faced since its enactment in 2010 and will looked forward to where it’s…
Date Published: 06/24/2019
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