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Actuaries Ready to Advise Administration, Congress on Financial Security Issues Following State of the Union

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries will continue to offer public policymakers unique insights on financial security and risk issues from the U.S. actuarial profession’s…
Date Published: 02/05/2019
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New Academy Research Estimates Health Care Savings Potential and Obstacles to Savings from Broader Use of Reference Pricing

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries released new public policy research today at its Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. that examines the potential savings in…
Date Published: 11/01/2018
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Academy in the News

Association plans drag us back to the dark ages of health insurance

Center for Health Journalism
Date Published: 07/10/2018
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Academy in the News

Drivers of 2019 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Advisor Magazine
Date Published: 07/03/2018
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Date Published: 06/28/2018
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Actuaries: Association Health Plan Rule Likely to Have Important Implications for Consumers, Insurers

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries says that the final Department of Labor association health plan (AHP) rule released today could have significant implications for health insurance…
Date Published: 06/19/2018
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Date Published: 06/14/2018
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Actuaries Identify Drivers of 2019 Health Insurance Premium Changes

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries has identified increasing health care costs and the effects of public policy changes as among the major drivers of 2019 premium rate changes for…
Date Published: 06/13/2018
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Academy’s ‘2018: Making Issues Count’ Website Provides Voters With Nonpartisan, Expert Information on Key Issues

WASHINGTON—As the political campaigns for the 2018 fall elections move into high gear after Memorial Day and candidates discuss their public policy positions during debates and in other…
Date Published: 05/24/2018
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Date Published: 03/09/2018
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Academy Updates NAIC on the Drivers of Health Insurance Premium Changes

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presented on the “Drivers of 2025 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Premium Changes” to the National Association of Insurance…
Date Published: 08/12/2024
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Issue Brief

Premium Drivers Issue Brief Released

The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee released an issue brief, Drivers of 2025 Health Insurance Premium Changes. The brief provides more details on the factors that are likely to drive…
Date Published: 08/09/2024
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Comment / Letter

Committee Comments to CMS on Cost-Sharing Payments Program’s Maximum Monthly Cap

Health Practice Council’s Medicare Committee submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the draft part one guidance for the Maximum Monthly Cap on Cost-Sharing…
Date Published: 09/20/2023
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Comment / Letter

Committees Comment on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Proposed Rules

The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee, Risk Sharing Subcommittee, and Active Benefits Committee submitted a comment letter to the Department of Health and…
Date Published: 09/11/2023
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Health Equity and Benefit Design

A new issue brief released by the Health Equity Committee provides an overview of issues related to designing health benefits to improve health equity. These issues were discussed in the first of a…
Date Published: 08/08/2023
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Drivers of 2024 Health Insurance Premium Changes

The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee released its annual issue brief laying out the factors underlying premium rate setting and highlighting the major components driving premium changes…
Date Published: 07/19/2023
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Comment / Letter

Committee Comments to CMS on Medicaid Managed Care NPRM

The Health Practice Council’s Medicaid Committee submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Medicaid and…
Date Published: 06/30/2023
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‘Great Unwinding’ Webinar Recap

Academy Medicaid Committee leadership and members joined with outside experts to break down the future of Medicaid as states plan to reinitiate Medicaid redeterminations for the first time since…
Date Published: 03/27/2023
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Health Care and Health Insurance System Risk Assessment and Risk Adjustment in the Context of Health Equity

The Health Equity Committee released a public policy issue brief on health care and health insurance system risk assessment and risk adjustment in the context of health equity. Risk assessment and…
Date Published: 08/30/2022
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