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Proposed PBGC changes cause concern

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/05/2013
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Actuaries: 30 Years Later, It’s Time Again to Raise the Age for Full Social Security Retirement Benefits

WASHINGTON – May 23, 2013 – A generation ago, the 1983 Social Security Amendments, a bipartisan accord, was adopted to keep Social Security solvent by, among other things, raising the…
Topics: Benefits Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 05/23/2013
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Academy in the News

Actuaries say PPACA may have mixed effects on costs

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/13/2013
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News Release: Actuaries Respond to President Obama’s Proposed Budget

WASHINGTON – April 11, 2013 – As policy makers debate changes to Social Security and Medicare in the 2014 federal budget proposed by President Obama, the nation’s actuaries urge them to…
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 04/11/2013
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State of the Union: Opportunity to Refocus on Sustainability Reforms, Not Just Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON – Feb. 11, 2013 – When President Obama talks about avoiding sequesters and reducing federal budget deficits during his State of the Union on Tuesday night, the American…
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 02/12/2013
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Academy in the News

Implementing Health Reform: Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, And Accreditation

Health Affairs Blog
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 11/21/2012
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Academy in the News

Benefits and Challenges of Medicaid Managed Care

Forbes
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 10/18/2012
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Academy in the News

Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age Harms Minorities; Is a Benefits Reduction, Experts Say

Medicare News Group
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 08/24/2012
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Academy in the News

Future of benefits a critical issue in presidential election

Pensions & Investments
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 08/20/2012
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Academy in the News

Public Pension Funds Need to Set More Realistic Goals

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/27/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comments on Impact of Stop-Loss Insurance Under ACA

Stop-Loss Work Group comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding stop-loss insurance and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/02/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter to IRS on Minimum Value

Actuarial Value Subgroup comments to the IRS on Notice 2012-31, Minimum Value of an Employer Sponsored Health Plan, addressing how to account for non-core benefits and non-standard plan features as…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/11/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comments to ASB on ASOP 27 Exposure Draft

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the ASB’s exposure draft for ASOP 27, Selection of Economic Assumptions for Measuring Pension Obligations, regarding the implications for retiree group…
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Comments to ASB on ASOP 4 Exposure Draft

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the ASB’s exposure draft for ASOP 4, Measuring Pension Obligations and Determining Pension Plan Costs or Contributions, requesting clarification on the…
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Letter to HHS on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin

Individual and Small Group Market Task Force comments to the HHS on the essential health benefits bulletin.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 01/31/2012
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Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC Regarding Accounting for Pension Benefits and OPEBs

Pension Accounting Committee and Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the exposure drafts of Statements of Statutory Accounting…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 12/09/2011
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Comments to PBGC on Unfunded Vested Benefits Calculation

Pension Committee comment letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regarding the calculation of unfunded vested benefits for at risk pension plans.  
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 09/22/2011
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Letter to HHS on Preventive Services

Benefits and Eligibility Work Group letter to HHS in response to an interim final rule on first-dollar coverage of preventive services.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 09/17/2010
Policy & Research
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Response to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s proposed amendments to IAS 19, Employee Benefits.

Response to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s proposed amendments to IAS 19, Employee Benefits
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 09/03/2010
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Comments on Proposed Amendments to International Accounting Standard 19, Employee Benefits

Pension Accounting Committee comments to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) regarding  proposed amendments to IAS 19
Topics: ASB Benefits
Date Published: 09/03/2010
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