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American Academy of Actuaries Provides Assessment of Social Security’s Financial Condition Based on 2020 Trustees Report
WASHINGTON—A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries, An Actuarial Perspective on the 2020 Social Security Trustees Report, provides policymakers and the public with an…Date Published: 05/21/2020
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American Academy of Actuaries Assesses Available Risk Mitigation Policy Options to Limit Effects of COVID-19’s New Uncertainties for Health Insurers
WASHINGTON—The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the U.S. health care system in numerous ways, many of which will affect health insurers. This includes impacts due to uncertainties surrounding…Date Published: 05/18/2020
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COVID-19 Brings New Uncertainties to Health Care Spending and Health Insurers
WASHINGTON—As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, its effects on U.S. health care spending and health insurers for 2020 and beyond are uncertain, according to FAQs on COVID-19 and Its Effects on…Date Published: 03/24/2020
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Academy Offers Nonpartisan Background and Model Questions for 2020 Candidates on Key Financial Security Issues
WASHINGTON—A new election issues guide from the American Academy of Actuaries, 2020 Making Issues Count, provides voters with key background information and sample questions for presidential…Date Published: 01/17/2020
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Court Ruling Against ACA Hurts Patients and Destabilizes Health Insurance Markets
Center for American Progress
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 12/19/2019
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D. Joeff Williams Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries
Williams Succeeds 2018–19 President Shawna Ackerman WASHINGTON—D. Joeff Williams of Winston-Salem, N.C., began his term as president of the American Academy of Actuaries today,…Date Published: 11/05/2019
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Academy Offers Objective Actuarial Perspective on Surprise Medical Billing
Academy Offers Objective Actuarial Perspective on Surprise Medical Billing WASHINGTON—As the national debate over addressing “surprise billing” of patients continues to unfold,…Date Published: 09/10/2019
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Actuaries: Health Care Costs, Public Policy-Driven Changes Among Factors Shaping 2020 Health Insurance Premiums
WASHINGTON—A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries provides consumers and public policymakers with an actuarial perspective on key factors involved in setting 2020 health…Date Published: 06/27/2019
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Academy in the News
Approaches, public policies that could help health insurance coverage expand through public plans
Healthcare Finance
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 03/04/2019
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How Could Health Insurance Coverage Be Expanded Through Public Plans? New Academy Paper Outlines Different Approaches, Key Public Policy Considerations
WASHINGTON—As proposals to expand public health insurance are being put forward, the American Academy of Actuaries’ Health Practice Council is providing policymakers and the public…Date Published: 03/04/2019
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