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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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Academy Issue Brief Identifies Seven Critical Areas That Long-Term Care Financing Reform Needs to Address

WASHINGTON—As Americans’ long-term care (LTC) needs increasingly outpace their capacity to finance them, and policymakers explore ways in which to make coverage for care more…
Date Published: 11/29/2016
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Date Published: 06/06/2016
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New Academy Issue Brief Looks at Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Increases

WASHINGTON—With half of Americans age 65 and over expected to need some type of long-term care, a new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries provides an examination of the process…
Date Published: 06/03/2016
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State of the Union: Academy Urges President, Congress to Address Health and Retirement Security Issues

WASHINGTON—As the country awaits this evening’s State of the Union address, the American Academy of Actuaries urges President Obama and Congress to make concerted progress this year to…
Date Published: 01/12/2016
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Actuarial Experts Available to Discuss Public Policy Challenges Ahead of State of the Union

WASHINGTON – As President Obama prepares to outline his administration’s priorities in the State of the Union address on Jan. 12, experts at the American Academy of Actuaries are…
Date Published: 01/07/2016
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October 23: American Academy of Actuaries to Host ‘Aging Securely: An Actuarial Forum on Financial and Health Care Retirement Challenges’

 WASHINGTON – On Friday, Oct. 23, the American Academy of Actuaries will host a public policy discussion on Capitol Hill led by actuarial experts on lifetime income, long-term care, and…
Date Published: 10/23/2015
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Group and Health Coverage in the Wake of September 11

Terrorism/Extreme Events Work Group monograph examining the impact of catastrophic terrorist events on group and health coverage, including medical benefits and non-medical benefits such as group…
Date Published: 12/02/2002
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Report to NAIC Accident and Health Working Group on LTC Practice Note

Status report to the NAIC Accident and Health Working Group from the Academy’s LTC Work Group on progress toward the completion of an actuarial practice note that provides guidance to actuaries…
Date Published: 03/01/2002
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Report to NAIC Senior Issues Task Force on LTC Practice Note

Status report to the NAIC Senior Issues Task Force from the Academy’s LTC Work Group on progress toward the completion of an actuarial practice note that provides guidance to actuaries filing LTCI…
Date Published: 03/01/2002
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Report to NAIC on LTC and Stop Loss RBC Projects

HRBC Task Force progress update to NAIC HRBC Working Group on the LTC and Stop Loss RBC projects.
Date Published: 12/08/2001
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Issue Brief

Risk Classification in Voluntary Individual Disability Income and Long-Term Care Insurance

Genetic Testing Issues Task Force issue brief seeking to help policymakers and the public better understand the risk classification process in the long-term care and individual disability income…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 12/03/2001
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NAIC Report

Report to NAIC Accident and Health Working Group on LTC Practice Note

Status report to the NAIC Accident and Health Working Group from the Academy’s LTC Work Group on progress toward the completion of an actuarial practice note that provides guidance to actuaries…
Date Published: 12/01/2001
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Federal Tax Incentives for Long-Term Care Insurance: Actuarial Issues and Public Policy Implications

Task Force on Long-Term Care issue brief discussing the actuarial and public policy implications of using federal tax incentives to encourage the purchase of private long-term care insurance.
Date Published: 08/01/2001
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Practice Note

Long-Term Care Insurance (1995)

Long-Term Care Insurance (1995)Practice Note developed by the Committee on Health Financial Issues that addresses questions and issues regarding the valuation actuary’s responsibilities under the…
Date Published: 11/02/1995
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