From the Newsroom

Article

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
Read More
Date Published: 04/27/2018
Read More
Date Published: 12/05/2016
Read More
Article

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
Read More
Date Published: 06/06/2016
Read More
Article

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
Read More
Article

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
Read More
Article

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
Read More
Article

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
Read More

Related Resources

Issue Brief

International Perspective on Long-Term Care

Health Practice International Committee issue brief exploring the similarities and differences with respect to long-term care reform in Austria, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 10/29/2015
Download
Issue Brief

Long-Term Care Insurance: Portability

Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee issue brief exploring observations and challenges in LTC insurance portability, which is part of its new LTC series.
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 10/23/2015
Issue Brief

Long-Term Care Insurance: Product Design Flexibility

Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee issue brief that examines the limited role played by private insurance in financing long-term care services and supports, which is part of its new LTC…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 10/23/2015
Issue Brief

Long-Term Care Insurance: Pricing Flexibility

Long-Term Care (LTC) Reform Subcommittee issue brief exploring observations and concerns about pricing in LTC insurance, which is part of its new LTC series.
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 10/23/2015
Comment / Letter

Task Force Comments on Individual Disability Valuation Standard Report

Individual Disability Tables Work Group comments on the “The Individual Disability Valuation Standard Report” of the Joint American Academy of Actuaries/Society of Actuaries Individual Disability…
Topics: Long-Term Care
Date Published: 07/22/2015
Download
NAIC Report

Presentation on LTC Principle-based Model Update to NAIC

Presentation to NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on the Long-Term Care Principle-Based Work Group’s progress on developing a principle-based approach model and a timeline for…
Date Published: 03/27/2015
Download

Work Group Update to NAIC on LTC Credibility Monograph

Long-Term Care Credibility Monograph Work Group’s progress update in drafting a monograph that addresses long-term care credibility and a timeline for completion to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care…
Date Published: 03/27/2015
Download

Update to NAIC on LTC Terminations

Long-Term Care Terminations Work Group presented an update to NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on the progress in gathering data on terminations for long-term care insurance.
Date Published: 03/27/2015
Download
NAIC Report

Update to NAIC on LTC Principle-based Model

Update to NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on the Long-Term Care Principle-based Work Group’s progress on developing a principle-based approach model and a timeline for completion.
Date Published: 08/15/2014
Download
NAIC Report

Update to NAIC on LTC Credibility Monograph

Update to the NAIC’s Long-Term Care Actuarial Working Group on the Long-Term Care Credibility Monograph Work Group’s progress in drafting a monograph that addresses long-term care credibility.
Date Published: 08/15/2014
Download