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

Testimony

Statement for the Record on the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Future of Medicare Financing

Medicare Committee Chairperson Rina Vertes and Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello submitted a statement for the record to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal…
Date Published: 02/11/2022
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Academy Recommendation Letter to HHS on COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force

Academy President Thomas A. Campbell’s letter of recommendation for Annette V. James as a candidate for appointment to the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force as put forward in a presidential…
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 02/01/2021
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Academy Congressional Testimony on Effectiveness of Individual Mandate in ACA

Written testimony on the effectiveness of the individual mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to a U.S. House Ways and Means Oversight. 
Date Published: 02/06/2017
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Academy Congressional Testimony on Drivers of 2017 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Written testimony on the general factors underlying premium rate setting and the major components driving premium changes for 2017 under the Affordable Care Act to a U.S. House Ways and Means…
Date Published: 07/22/2016
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Congressional Testimony on Small Group Definition

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello written testimony on potential implications of expanding small-group definition to companies with 51-100 employees to a U.S. House Energy & Commerce…
Date Published: 09/09/2015
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Congressional Testimony on ACA Mandates

Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello written testimony to the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health hearing on alternatives to the individual and employer mandates under the Affordable Care…
Date Published: 04/27/2015
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Academy Congressional Testimony on the ACA 3Rs

Senior Health Fellow testimony to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on the Affordable Care Act’s…
Date Published: 06/18/2014
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Academy Congressional Testimony on ACA Risk Corridors

Senior Health Fellow written testimony to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor program and whether it constitutes a “bailout” for…
Date Published: 02/05/2014
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Congressional Testimony on the 2013 Medicare Trustees Report

Medicare Steering Committee testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health regarding the 2013 Medicare Trustees Report.
Date Published: 06/20/2013
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Senior Health Fellow Testimony on Premium Changes Under the ACA

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello’s written testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for a hearing on the impact of the Affordable Care Act…
Date Published: 05/20/2013
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