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

Subcommittee Presentation to HATF on Risk Adjustment Program

Risk Sharing Subcommittee presentation to the Health Actuarial Task Force (B) on its report on the risk adjustment program.
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 04/05/2016
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NAIC Report

Work Group Update on Cancer Claims Cost Tables Project

Cancer Claims Cost Tables Work Group presentation to the NAIC’s Health Actuarial Task Force the produced graduated valuation tables, and sample reserve calculations.
Date Published: 11/18/2015
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Comment / Letter

IDTWG Updates Incidence Modifies for Life Reserve Calculations

Individual Disability Tables Work Group (IDTWG) presented updated incidence modifiers report for use in active life reserve calculations for employer-sponsored disability income policies along…
Topics: NAIC
Date Published: 11/18/2015
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Presentation

Work Group Presentation on Medicare Supplement Refund Formula Recommendation

Medicare Supplement Work Group presentation to the NAIC on recommendations for potential modifications to the Medicare Supplement refund formula.
Date Published: 11/18/2014
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NAIC Report

Update to NAIC on LTC Credibility Monograph

Update to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on the Long-Term Care Credibility Monograph Work Group’s progress in drafting a monograph that addresses long-term care credibility.
Date Published: 08/15/2014
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NAIC Report

Update to NAIC on LTC Terminations

Update to NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on the progress in gathering data on terminations for long-term care insurance.
Date Published: 08/15/2014
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NAIC Report

Update to NAIC on LTC Principle-based Model

Update to NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on the Long-Term Care Principle-based Work Group’s progress on developing a principle-based approach model and a timeline for completion.
Date Published: 08/15/2014
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Presentation

Update to NAIC on Medicare Supplement Refund Formula Review

Medicare Supplement Work Group update to NAIC’s Health Actuarial Task Force on the progress of a review of the Medicare supplement review and a list of next steps.
Date Published: 03/28/2014
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Presentation

Presentation on New Models of Care Delivery to NCOIL

Presentation to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators about new models of care delivery.
Date Published: 11/24/2013
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Presentation on Premiums to NCOIL

Presentation to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators about the Affordable Care Act’s effect on premiums.
Date Published: 11/21/2013
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