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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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More Health Issues

Health Resources

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Applicability Guidelines for Actuarial Standards of Practice

Introduction to the Applicability Guidelines Actuarial Standards of Practice.  The Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) sets standards for appropriate actuarial practice in the United States…
Date Published: 09/26/2024
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‘Great Unwinding’ Webinar Recap

Academy Medicaid Committee leadership and members joined with outside experts to break down the future of Medicaid as states plan to reinitiate Medicaid redeterminations for the first time since…
Date Published: 03/27/2023
Comment / Letter

Various reports on Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs)

Note: The following three reports on medical savings accounts (MSAs) were published in 1995, before the emergence of two related concepts: health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement…
Date Published: 10/31/1995