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Academy Launches Health Cost/Quality of Care Initiative with Release of Models of Care Delivery Report

WASHINGTON—A new initiative of the American Academy of Actuaries points to several promising areas of focus for policymakers seeking to sustain and extend the slowdown in health cost…
Date Published: 04/08/2014
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American Academy of Actuaries Calls on President to Include Solvency and Sustainability in His State of the Union ‘2014 Year of Action’ Agenda

WASHINGTON – As the nation takes measure of President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, the American Academy of Actuaries calls on the President and Congress to…
Date Published: 01/27/2014
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MedPAC votes for site-neutral Medicare payments

Modern Healthcare
Date Published: 01/16/2014
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How Rejecting Medicaid Funding Boosts the New Marketplace Rates

Wisconsin Budget Project
Date Published: 10/29/2013
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Restructuring Medicare

HealthAffairs
Date Published: 06/20/2013
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Medicare gains ground but still in peril

Healthcare Finance News
Date Published: 06/04/2013
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News Release: Actuaries Respond to President Obama’s Proposed Budget

WASHINGTON – April 11, 2013 – As policy makers debate changes to Social Security and Medicare in the 2014 federal budget proposed by President Obama, the nation’s actuaries urge them to…
Date Published: 04/11/2013
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News Release: CMS Chief Actuary Nomination Requires Actuarial Independence and Qualification

WASHINGTON – Feb. 20, 2013 – In a letter to President Obama, top administration officials, and the Senate Finance Committee, the American Academy of Actuaries urges Academy membership…
Date Published: 02/20/2013
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