Home TopicsHealth Insurance
Breadcrumbs
Home TopicsHealth Insurance

Health Insurance

Health insurance impacts lives and economies alike. Explore our library of resources to help you manage the risks and complexities with confidence.

Health Insurance

From the Newsroom

Academy in the News

Insurers, consumers still face uncertainty over health insurance premium prices

UPI.com
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 05/22/2013
Read More
Article

The Shocking Truth: Understanding ACA-Related Premium Changes Is … Complicated!

WASHINGTON – May 9, 2013 – Changes coming in 2014 to health insurance premiums stemming from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will reflect several factors and could vary considerably,…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy Reinsurance
Date Published: 05/09/2013
Read More
Article

Actuaries: Medicaid Expansion Decisions Can Affect Private Plans

WASHINGTON—14 Sept. 2012—States’ decisions about whether to expand Medicaid coverage or not can have implications for private health insurance plans, including increased…
Topics: Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid Reinsurance
Date Published: 09/14/2012
Read More
Academy in the News

How Health Insurance Companies and Employers are Dealing with the New Medical Loss Ratio Mandate

Smart Business
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 08/29/2012
Read More
Academy in the News

Actuaries Say Individual Mandate Key to Viable Health Insurance Market

Insurance Journal
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 06/29/2012
Read More
Article

Actuaries: SCOTUS Ruling Preserves the Individual Mandate

Helps Ensure Broad Cross Section of Risk, Cornerstone to Viable Market WASHINGTON (June 28, 2012)—The American Academy of Actuaries today called the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to…
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 06/28/2012
Read More
Article

Actuaries File Amicus Brief with Supreme Court on Health Reform Challenge

  Actuaries Say Severing Mandate from Market Reforms Will Lead to Adverse Selection WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 — The American Academy of Actuaries filed an amicus curiae brief…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 01/27/2012
Read More
Article

Paul Fleischacker Appointed Chairperson of the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline

  WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2011 — Paul Fleischacker will begin his term as chairperson of the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline (ABCD) on Jan. 1. He was appointed to the post by the…
Topics: ABCD Actuarial Science Actuarial Standards Financial Security Health Insurance Life Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 12/15/2011
Read More
Article

American Academy of Actuaries Honors Michael Abroe with Farley Award

  WASHINGTON — Oct. 24, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries awarded Michael Abroe with the 2011 Jarvis Farley Service Award during a ceremony held earlier today. Abroe is a principal and…
Topics: Actuarial Standards Casualty Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 10/24/2011
Read More
Academy in the News

9 Alternatives to individual health insurance mandate; will they work?

Insurance Journal
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 03/29/2011
Read More

Related Resources

Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Stabilization

Health Practice Council letter to the U.S. Senate HELP Committee on stabilizing the individual health insurance market.
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 09/12/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Presentation

Presentation on Drivers of 2018 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Presentation to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators about the Akey drivers of 2018 premiums and what goes into developing a premium.
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/14/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Issue Brief

Risk Pooling: How Health Insurance in the Individual Market Works

Health Practice Council FAQ on how risk pooling in the individual health insurance market works.
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/14/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Issue Brief

Drivers of 2018 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief providing an overview of the general factors underlying premium rate setting and highlighting the major components driving premium changes in…
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/11/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Comment / Letter

Comments to Senate Finance Committee on Individual Market and Medicaid

Health Practice Council comments to Senate Finance Committee on improving the individual health insurance market and changing the approach to Medicaid funding.
Topics: Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 05/23/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Issue Brief

How Changes to Health Insurance Market Rules Would Affect Risk Adjustment

Risk Sharing Subcommittee issue brief examining the risk adjustment program implemented under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the implications for the program under different potential changes to…
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 05/10/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Issue Brief

Steps Toward a More Sustainable Individual Health Insurance Market

Health Practice Council issue brief examining ways in which the individual health insurance market can be strengthened and made more viable.
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 04/24/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Presentation

Presentation on an Evaluation of the Individual Health Insurance Market

Health Practice Council presentation to NAIC’s Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee on potential changes to the Affordable Care Act through possible legislation and administrative actions.
Topics: Health Insurance NAIC
Date Published: 04/09/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Issue Brief

Committee Issue Paper Evaluating the Individual Health Insurance Market

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue paper examining the experience in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual market, outlining the conditions necessary for a sustainable market,…
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 01/18/2017
Policy & Research
Download
Testimony

Academy Congressional Testimony on Drivers of 2017 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Written testimony on the general factors underlying premium rate setting and the major components driving premium changes for 2017 under the Affordable Care Act to a U.S. House Ways and Means…
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/22/2016
Policy & Research
Download

Have feedback on our new site? Let us know.

Send Feedback