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Medicare: Actuaries Look to the Program’s Future with Medicare@50

WASHINGTON – The 50th anniversary of Medicare, enacted on July 30, 1965, with President Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, is a significant milestone…
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Actuarial Experts Available to Discuss Challenges and Policy Options for Social Security, Medicare With the Release of Trustees’ Reports

The 2015 Social Security and Medicare trustees’ reports provide a detailed picture of the programs’ financial health, including financial challenges that Congress and the…
Date Published: 07/22/2015
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Actuaries: SCOTUS Decision Upholding Subsidies Averts Significant Health Insurance Market Disruptions

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries today said that the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding federal premium subsidies in states participating in the federally facilitated…
Date Published: 06/25/2015
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Academy Offers Actuarial Expertise to National Policy Discussion on Aging-Related Issues

WASHINGTON–As changing demographics, increases in life expectancy and longevity, and the aging physical and digital infrastructure of the United States bring new urgency to reforming and…
Date Published: 06/24/2015
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Actuaries’ Senior Health Fellow Available to Discuss Outcome of King v. Burwell Supreme Court Case

WASHINGTON – American Academy of Actuaries Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello will be available for media interviews to provide an objective, actuarial perspective on the outcome of the highly…
Date Published: 06/18/2015
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JULY 9: Actuarial Standards Board to Hold Public Hearing Regarding Public Pension Issues

WASHINGTON – The Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) will hold a public hearing on July 9, 2015, to hear comments on proposed actuarial standards of practice (ASOPs) related to actuarial work…
Date Published: 06/05/2015
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Actuaries Outline Implications of Policy Proposals to Address Possible Post-King v. Burwell Disruptions

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries today released an issue brief examining possible changes to the Affordable Care Act should the Supreme Court hand down a decision in the King v….
Date Published: 05/28/2015
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Actuaries Detail Health Plan and Premium Changes Expected Under ACA’s Redefinition of ‘Small Group’

WASHINGTON—The scheduled expansion of how small employers are defined under the federal Affordable Care Act in 2016 to include groups sized 51 to 100 could result in changes to health care…
Date Published: 03/03/2015
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Actuaries Urge HHS to Allow Changes to Premium Rate Filings if ACA Subsidies Are Eliminated

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries today called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to consider proactively taking steps to address the impact of the possible…
Date Published: 02/24/2015
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Actuaries Call for State of the Union to Include Public Policy Focus on Aging of America

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries is calling on the president and the 114th Congress to commit to a focus in the next two years on addressing the needs of an aging America. A…
Date Published: 01/20/2015
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Climate Risks Pose Broad Impacts on Financial Security Systems

A public policy paper released by the Academy’s Climate Change Joint Committee, Climate Risks Pose Broad Impacts on Financial Security Systems, looks at the effects of a changing climate across…
Date Published: 06/07/2023
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Presentation to FSOC Working Group

Longevity Risk Task Force gave a presentation to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Nonbank Designations Committee on longevity risk in annuity and life insurance.
Date Published: 11/01/2016
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