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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…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 04/08/2014
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Academy in the News

Social Security, Medicare Drop in Public Interest for State of the Union but Top Issues for Actuaries

Senior Journal
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Social Security
Date Published: 01/28/2014
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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…
Topics: Financial Security Medicare / Medicaid Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 01/27/2014
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MedPAC votes for site-neutral Medicare payments

Modern Healthcare
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 01/16/2014
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Obama calls out Texas for Medicaid expansion resistance – Sebelius to Senate: Brace for more bad news – States crafting health care contingency plans

Politico
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 11/07/2013
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How Rejecting Medicaid Funding Boosts the New Marketplace Rates

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

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

Healthcare Finance News
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
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…
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy Retirement Social Security Solvency
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…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Membership Social Security
Date Published: 02/20/2013
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Comment / Letter

Comments on Proposed GASB Bulletin on Medicare Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy

Joint Committee on Retiree Health comments on the proposed GASB technical bulletin, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers and OPEB Plans for Payments from the Federal Government Pursuant…
Topics: ASB Financial Reporting Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 04/17/2006
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Practice Note

Attestation of Actuarial Equivalence for Plan Sponsors Accepting a Retiree Drug Subsidy Under the Medicare Drug Program

Practice note created by the Actuarial Equivalence Retiree Practice Note Work Group providing advisory guidance to actuaries attesting to the actuarial equivalence of a plan sponsor’s retiree health…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 03/08/2006
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NAIC Report

Report to NAIC on Proposed RBC Risk Factors for Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D RBC subgroup report to the NAIC on proposed RBC risk factors relating to the insurance of Medicare Part D coverage commencing January 1, 2006. This report was written in response to…
Topics: Financial Reporting Medicare / Medicaid NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 12/03/2005
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Issue Brief

Pay for Performance: Rewarding Improvements in the Quality of Health Care

Health Care Quality Work Group issue brief exploring definitions and measures of health care quality and examining the pay for performance approach to rewarding improvements in quality, particularly…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 10/01/2005
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NAIC Report

Explanatory Slides to NAIC on Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D Subgroup explanatory slides from a memo to the NAIC regarding 2006 RBC changes to Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage.
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid NAIC
Date Published: 09/10/2005
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NAIC Report

Report to NAIC on Proposed Medicare Part D RBC changes

Memo to the NAIC from the Medicare Part D Subgroup with proposed health RBC instruction and health RBC formula changes, proposed life RBC instruction and life RBC formula changes, and explanatory…
Topics: Financial Reporting Medicare / Medicaid NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 09/10/2005
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Practice Note

Actuarial Certification of Rates for Medicaid Managed Care Programs

Actuarial Certification of Rates for Medicaid Managed Care ProgramsPractice Note created by the Medicaid Rate Certification Work Group to provide nonbinding guidance to actuaries who certify rates…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 08/01/2005
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NAIC Report

Report to NAIC Updating Status on Medicare Part D RBC

Health RBC Subgroup status report to the NAIC Task Force. The subgroup was created in response to and NAIC charge for recommendations of changes to the 2006 RBC Formulas and Instructions, in order to…
Topics: Financial Reporting Medicare / Medicaid NAIC Risk Management Solvency
Date Published: 06/11/2005
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Comment / Letter

Comments on HHS Draft on Genetic Testing Coverage

Committee on Federal Health Issues comment letter on Coverage and Reimbursement of Genetic Tests and Services, a report of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society,…
Topics: Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 05/05/2005
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Presentation

Medicare and Social Security: Weighing Solvency

Cori E. Uccello and Ron Gebhardtsbauer Capitol Hill briefing regarding the 2005 trustees report, for Medicare and Social Security, demographic changes affecting both programs, and solvency issues.
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 04/01/2005
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