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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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Issue Brief

Medicare at 50: Does It Meet the Needs of the Beneficiaries

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief in the Medicare at 50 series exploring the benefits available under the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program, as well as Medicare Advantage and…
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Comment / Letter

Work Group Comment Letter on Nonforfeiture Benefits for CDAs

Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group comment letter to NAIC Life Actuarial (A) Task Force on exposed edits to the standard nonforfeiture law for annuities regarding requirements for contingent…
Topics: Annuities Benefits NAIC
Date Published: 05/13/2015
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Multiemployer Subcommittee Comment Letter to IRS and Treasury on Benefit Suspensions

Pension Practice Council and Multiemployer Subcommittee comment letter to the IRS and Treasury regarding the Request for Information on Suspensions of Benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform…
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 04/07/2015
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Comment / Letter

Joint Committee on Retiree Health Sends Comment Letter to GASB Regarding Exposure Draft

The Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board commenting on proposed statements of accounting and financial reporting by governmental employers for other…
Topics: ASB Benefits Financial Reporting Retirement
Date Published: 08/29/2014
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Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group Report

Nonforfeiture Modernization Work Group update to the NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force. 
Topics: Benefits NAIC
Date Published: 08/15/2014
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Policy Paper

Essential Elements: Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age

emy policy paper on the benefits of raising Social Security’s retirement age to help solve the program’s long-term financial problems
Topics: Benefits Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 02/26/2014
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spreadsheet for the NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force that illustrates potential nonforfeiture benefits for guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits contained in fixed deferred annuities based on the work group’s December 

ontained in fixed deferred annuities based on the work group’s December proposal.
Topics: Annuities Benefits NAIC
Date Published: 01/30/2014
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Update to LATF on Developing Utilization Assumptions for GLIBs

Annuity Reserves Work Group update to LATF’s VM-22 Subgroup on efforts towards development of appropriate utilization assumptions for Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefits (GLIBs) in the floor…
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 12/13/2013
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Joint Letter on ASOP Coordination Involving Retirement Benefits

Pension Committee, Joint Committee on Retiree Health, and Pension Finance Task Force letter to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on coordinating Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOPs) involving…
Topics: Actuarial Standards ASB Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 10/29/2013
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Comments to EBSA on Annual Funding Notice for DB Plans

Pension Committee comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) regarding certain disclosures on the Annual Funding Notice for defined benefit plans. 
Topics: Benefits Retirement
Date Published: 10/03/2013
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