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Academy Updates NAIC on Health Equity Committee Activities
Annette James, co-chairperson of the Health Equity Committee (HEC), provided updates on recent HEC activities to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Special (EX) Executive… DownloadDate Published: 08/13/2024
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Committee Presents on Health Equity at SOA Health Meeting
The Health Equity Committee presented at the 2024 SOA Health Meeting on “Improving Data Analysis Using a Health Equity Lens.” The session explored the intersection of health equity and data,… DownloadDate Published: 06/24/2024
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Benefit Design
Health Equity Committee co-chairpersons Annette James and Rebecca Sheppard, and member Yi-Ling Lin, gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to benefit design to… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 01/09/2024
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity for Managing Population Health and Risk Adjustment
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee Co-Chairperson Rebecca Sheppard gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related managing population health… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 12/12/2023
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Academy Updates NAIC on Key Health Initiatives
Academy Senior Health Policy Analyst Matthew Williams provided an update on the Health Practice Council (HPC) activities of interest to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)… DownloadDate Published: 11/30/2023
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Health Symposium
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The incorporation of more equity-enhancing benefit design elements has the potential to improve…
Health Benefit Design Innovations for Advancing Health Equity
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/29/2023
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Presentation to SEAC on Health Equity and Updates on the Health Equity Symposium/Workshops
On November 16, 2023, Academy Health Equity Committee chairperson Annette James and member Yi-Ling Lin presented to the Southeastern Actuaries Conference (SEAC) on the importance of health equity… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/16/2023
Issue Brief
Health Equity Issue Brief Summarizes Series on Benefit Design and Removing Barriers to Successful Implementation
The Health Equity Committee released an issue brief summarizing its “Health Benefit Design Innovations for Advancing Health Equity: Removing the Barriers to Successful Implementation” series. Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/14/2023
Issue Brief
Health Equity Issue Brief Examines The Needs of Populations We are Trying to Serve
The latest issue brief in its “Health Benefit Design Innovations for Advancing Health Equity: Removing the Barriers to Successful Implementation” series explores how to better understand unmet… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/10/2023
Issue Brief
Health Equity Issue Brief Examines Overcoming Constraints to Implementation
The latest issue brief in its “Health Benefit Design Innovations for Advancing Health Equity: Removing the Barriers to Successful Implementation” series explores how to better understand unmet needs… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 11/10/2023
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Academy Presents to AHIP on Health Equity and Provider Contracting and Network Development
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello and Health Equity Committee members Ugo Okpewho and Sara Teppema gave an overview of the committee’s work on equity considerations related to provider contracting… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 10/10/2023
Issue Brief
Health Equity Issue Brief Examines Evaluation of Benefit Changes
A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of how potential benefit changes are evaluated and how those evaluations could facilitate the incorporation of… DownloadDate Published: 10/05/2023
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Academy Presents to CBPP on Health Equity and Benefit Design
Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello gave an overview of the Health Equity Committee’s work on equity considerations related to benefit design to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ (CBPP)… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/20/2023
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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… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 09/12/2023
Issue Brief
Health Equity and Benefit Design
A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of issues related to designing health benefits to improve health equity. These issues were discussed in the first of a… DownloadDate Published: 08/08/2023
Issue Brief
Health Equity and Benefit Design – Part 1
Health Equity and Benefit Design—Part 1: Overview A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of issues related to designing health benefits to improve health… DownloadDate Published: 08/08/2023
Comment / Letter
Letter to NAIC HRBC Working Group on H2 Updates
The Health Solvency Subcommittee’s Health Underwriting Risk Factors Analysis Work Group sent a letter updating the NAIC’s Health Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group (HRBC) on progress on the… DownloadDate Published: 07/13/2023
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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… Download
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… Download
Topics: Health Equity
Date Published: 06/22/2023
Comment / Letter
Life Practice Council, Health Practice Council, and Casualty Practice Council Submit a Joint Comment Letter to the Colorado Division of Insurance
The Life Practice Council, Health Practice Council, and Casualty Practice Council submitted a joint comment letter to the Colorado Division of Insurance on its recent exposure of a draft regulation… DownloadDate Published: 03/06/2023
Comment / Letter
Health Equity Committee Comments to CMS on Medicare Advantage
The Health Equity Committee sent comments responding to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) request for information (RFI) that was seeking public comment on the Medicare… DownloadDate Published: 08/30/2022
Issue Brief
Health Care and Health Insurance System Risk Assessment and Risk Adjustment in the Context of Health Equity
The Health Equity Committee released a public policy issue brief on health care and health insurance system risk assessment and risk adjustment in the context of health equity. Risk assessment and… DownloadDate Published: 08/30/2022
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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… DownloadDate Published: 08/23/2022
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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 &… DownloadDate Published: 04/14/2022
Comment / Letter
HPC Committees Comment on 2023 NBPP
The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee, Risk Sharing Subcommittee, and Health Equity Work Group submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare &… DownloadDate Published: 01/26/2022