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Date Published: 09/19/2024
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How to Offer Health Insurance Using a PEO

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Date Published: 09/12/2024
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Actuaries See Relatively Mild Pressures on ACA Health Insurance Premiums for 2025, With Most Coming from Higher Prescription Costs

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is shedding light on the factors and trends likely to affect the health insurance premiums that millions of Americans will pay in 2025 versus 2024…
Date Published: 08/14/2024
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Date Published: 12/20/2023
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes Members’ Service to Public, U.S. Actuarial Profession

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries recognized member service to the U.S. actuarial profession and the public with the presentation of awards to six individuals at its 2023 Annual…
Date Published: 11/15/2023
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Drivers Of 2024 Health Insurance Premium Changes

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Date Published: 07/19/2023
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Actuaries: Inflation, COVID Emergency’s End, Small Employer Coverage Shifts Could Influence 2024 Health Premium Rates

WASHINGTON—Inflation, changes due to the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and shifts in the health coverage options offered by small employers top the reasons why health insurance…
Date Published: 07/19/2023
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American Academy of Actuaries Welcomes Geralyn Trujillo as Senior Director of Public Policy

American Academy of Actuaries Welcomes Geralyn Trujillo as Senior Director of Public Policy WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries today welcomed Geralyn Trujillo, a leading and…
Date Published: 07/17/2023
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Academy: Possible Expiration of Pandemic-Era Measures Among Drivers of 2023 Health Insurance Premium Changes

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries has released a public policy issue brief that points to the possible expiration of two signature pandemic-era measures that boosted health…
Date Published: 06/22/2022
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Date Published: 11/30/2011
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Date Published: 10/06/2011
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Date Published: 08/16/2010
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In 2009, the Academy’s Health Practice Council introduced a new series of policy statements — Critical Issues in Health Reform — to provide an actuarial perspective to policymakers as they…
Date Published: 03/23/2010
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Date Published: 11/20/2009
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