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Academy in the News

Why Your Monthly Health Insurance Costs Might Be 7% Higher in 2025

verywellhealth
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 09/19/2024
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Academy in the News

How to Offer Health Insurance Using a PEO

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 09/12/2024
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Article

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…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 08/14/2024
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Best health insurance company picks for 2024

CNN
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 12/20/2023
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Article

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…
Topics: Financial Security Governance Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/15/2023
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Drivers Of 2024 Health Insurance Premium Changes

Advisor Magazine
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 07/19/2023
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Article

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…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Reinsurance
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…
Topics: Financial Security Health Equity Health Insurance Long-Term Care Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 07/17/2023
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Academy in the News

Health insurance premiums driven by post-pandemic changes, inflation – American Academy of Actuaries

Reinsurance News
Topics: Health Insurance Reinsurance
Date Published: 06/27/2022
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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…
Topics: Financial Security Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Reinsurance
Date Published: 06/22/2022
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Related Resources

Letter to Senate on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Health Practice Council letter to Sens. Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell that outlines key isuses that need to be considered when evaluating whether the Senate’s health care reform bill will lead to a…
Topics: Health Insurance
Date Published: 11/20/2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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