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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

HPC Committees Comment on Proposed Rule on Affordability of Employer Coverage for Related Individuals

The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and Active Benefits Subcommittee submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the proposed rule for…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/06/2022
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Issue Brief

Work Group Releases LTC Actuarial Equivalence Public Policy Issue Brief

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee’s LTC Actuarial Equivalence Work Group released the public policy issue brief, Value of Reduced Benefit Options in Long-Term Care Insurance Rate…
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care NAIC Public Policy
Date Published: 05/25/2022
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Comment / Letter

Climate Change Joint Task Force Submits Comments to Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Academy’s Climate Change Joint Task Force (CCJTF) submitted comments to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on their Request for Information on…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Risk Management
Date Published: 05/16/2022
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Market Risk Benefits Work Group Publishes White Paper Exposure Draft

The Life Financial Reporting Committee’s Market Risk Benefits Work Group published an exposure draft of a white paper, Considerations in Market Risk Benefits. The paper is exposed for public…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting
Date Published: 10/06/2021
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Comment / Letter

Market Risk Benefits Work Group White Paper Exposure Draft

The Life Financial Reporting Committee’s Market Risk Benefits Work Group exposure draft of a white paper titled, Considerations in Market Risk Benefits. The paper is exposed for public comment for…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting
Date Published: 10/06/2021
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comment Letter to the NAIC Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup on Issues Related to LTC Wellness Benefits

Long-term Care Reform Subcommittee comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup regarding the July 22,…
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care NAIC
Date Published: 09/03/2021
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Subcommittee Submits Comment Letter to the NAIC Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup on Issues Related to LTC Wellness Benefits

The Long-term Care Reform Subcommittee submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Long-Term Care Insurance Reduced Benefit Options (EX) Subgroup…
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care NAIC
Date Published: 09/03/2021
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Financial Reporting Committee Releases First Exposure Draft of a Public Policy Practice Note on Application of ASU 2018-12 for Comment

The Long-Duration Contracts Work Group of the Financial Reporting Committee released an exposure draft of a public policy practice note on the Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12,…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 07/27/2021
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Practice Note

Financial Reporting Committee First Exposure Draft of a Public Policy Practice Note on Application of ASU 2018-12

Exposure draft of a public policy practice note of the Long-Duration Contracts Work Group of the Financial Reporting Committee on the Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12, Targeted…
Topics: Benefits Financial Reporting Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 07/27/2021
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Multiemployer Plans Committee Releases Notes from Meeting with Treasury, Labor, and PBGC on MPRA

The Multiemployer Plans Committee published notes from October 9, 2020 Multiemployer Plans Committee meeting with officials of the Departments of the Treasury and Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 07/22/2021
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