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Academy in the News

What Do the Experts Say?

America’s Health Insurance Plans

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 06/24/2014

Article

Academy’s Uccello Testifies Before Congress on Affordable Care Act’s Risk-Sharing Mechanisms

WASHINGTON—Cori Uccello, senior health fellow of the American Academy of Actuaries, provided members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on…

Topics: Health Insurance Reinsurance

Date Published: 06/18/2014

Academy in the News

Actuaries Shed Light on 2015 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Life and Health Advisor

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/16/2014

Academy in the News

Will Health Premiums Go Up or Down? Two New Resources Help Explain 2015 Rate Projections

Center on Health Insurance Reforms blog

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/15/2014

Academy in the News

Drivers of 2015 Health Insurance Premium Changes

BenefitsLink Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter

Topics: Benefits Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/15/2014

Academy in the News

Actuaries Shed Light on 2015 Health Insurance Premium Changes

InsuranceNewsNet

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/15/2014

Academy in the News

Drivers of 2014 Health Insurance Premium Changes

The Morning Consult

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/15/2014

Article

Actuaries Shed Light on 2015 Health Insurance Premium Changes

WASHINGTON—An issue brief published today by the American Academy of Actuaries, the public policy and professionalism voice of the U.S. actuarial profession, examines the major factors that…

Topics: Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy

Date Published: 05/14/2014

Academy in the News

How Will 2015 Health Insurance Premiums Compare to 2014?

Health Affairs Blog

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/13/2014

Article

Academy: Affordable Care Act Risk-Corridor Program Is Two-Sided, Limiting Both Gains and Losses

WASHINGTON – The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) risk-corridor program cuts both ways for all concerned — taxpayers, purchasers of health insurance, and insurers — the…

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 02/05/2014

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Comment / Letter

Letter to U.S. House on Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962)

Health Practice Council letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner providing an actuarial perspective on health insurance market reforms, outlining three criteria to ensure…

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 11/06/2009

Policy & Research

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Comment / Letter

Comments on Women’s Health Insurance Fairness Act

Health Practice Council comments to the Senate related to introduced legislation, the Women’s Health Insurance Fairness Act, that would eliminate gender as a rating factor for individual health…

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/15/2009

Policy & Research

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Testimony

Congressional Testimony on Health Insurance Market Reforms

Health Practice Council testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee on three actuarial principles that should be considered when determining whether health reform proposals will lead to improved…

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 04/22/2009

Policy & Research

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Issue Brief

Risk Classification in the Voluntary Individual Health Insurance Market

Task Force on Genetic Testing in Health Insurance issue brief reviewing the fundamentals of risk selection and risk classification to help policymakers and the public better understand the role that…

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 03/01/2009

Policy & Research

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Issue Brief

Health Insurance Coverage and Reimbursement Decisions: Implications for Increased Comparative Effectiveness Research

Health Care Quality Work Group issue brief discussing current assessments of health care quality, the process for incorporating new treatment protocols and technologies into health insurance…

Topics: Financial Reporting Health Insurance Risk Management Solvency

Date Published: 09/01/2008

Policy & Research

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NAIC Report

Draft Valuation Manual

Draft valuation manual (September 2007): Section 0: Introduction Section 1: Definitions for terms in requirements Section 2: Definitions for types of contracts Section 3:…

Topics: Annuities Health Insurance NAIC

Date Published: 09/30/2007

Policy & Research

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Comment / Letter

Comments on Life, Health Insurance Principles Proposed by NAIC PBRWG

Comments from Life, Health, and Casualty Practice Councils on life and health insurance principles proposed by the NAIC’s Principle-based Reserving (EX) Working Group.

Topics: Casualty Health Insurance NAIC Principle-Based Reserving

Date Published: 08/17/2007

Policy & Research

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Comment / Letter

Analysis of Senate Small-Business Health Insurance Legislation

Small-Group Market Task Force comment letter on S. 1955, the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006.

Topics: Health Insurance

Date Published: 05/04/2006

Policy & Research

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Issue Brief

Health Coverage Issues: The Uninsured and the Insured

Uninsured Subgroup updated issue brief providing insights on the fundamental questions facing policy-makers and health coverage sponsors, such as: What is health insurance coverage? What are ways to…

Topics: Financial Reporting Health Insurance Risk Management Solvency

Date Published: 12/31/2005

Policy & Research

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Practice Note

Individual Major Medical Business

Individual Major Medical BusinessPractice Note developed by a work group of the Health Practice Financial Reporting Committee to provide a description of some of the current practices used by health…

Topics: Financial Reporting Health Insurance

Date Published: 08/01/2005

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