From the Newsroom

Article

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
Read More
Article

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
Read More
Academy in the News

MedPAC votes for site-neutral Medicare payments

Modern Healthcare
Date Published: 01/16/2014
Read More
Academy in the News

How Rejecting Medicaid Funding Boosts the New Marketplace Rates

Wisconsin Budget Project
Date Published: 10/29/2013
Read More
Academy in the News

Restructuring Medicare

HealthAffairs
Date Published: 06/20/2013
Read More
Academy in the News

Medicare gains ground but still in peril

Healthcare Finance News
Date Published: 06/04/2013
Read More
Article

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
Read More
Article

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
Read More

Related Resources

NAIC Report

Report to NAIC on Loss Ratio Curves for Redetermination of Refund Benchmarks

Medicare Supplement Work Group Subteam report to the Medicare Supplement Subteam of the NAIC Accident and Health Work Group (A&HWG) provides input in response to a request from the NAIC to to develop…
Date Published: 03/10/2004
Download
Policy Paper

2004 Election Guide on Medicare Reform

This 2004 election guide for journalists, policy-makers and citizens to use as they evaluate the candidates’ Medicare proposals. It summarizes several Medicare issues and suggests questions that…
Date Published: 03/01/2004
Download

Letter to House-Senate Conferees on Medicare Rx Bills

Health Practice Council letter to House and Senate conferees, who are reconciling to Medicare Rx bills, that offers assistance in assessing the actuarial implications of changes to the Medicare…
Date Published: 09/29/2003
Download
Comment / Letter

Letter to House-Senate Confeeres on Medicare Rx Legislation

Health Practice Council letter on the general risk sharing approaches available, summarizes the risk-sharing provisions in the Senate and House bills, and provides specific comments on the…
Date Published: 07/30/2003
Download
Comment / Letter

Letter to House-Senate Confeeres on Medicare Rx Legislation

Health Practice Council letter on the general risk sharing approaches available, summarizes the risk-sharing provisions in the Senate and House bills, and provides specific comments on the…
Date Published: 07/30/2003
Download
Policy Paper

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans: The Devil is in the Details

Health Practice Council white paper addressing issues for consideration in the debate over a prescription drug program under Medicare.
Date Published: 04/30/2003
Download
Issue Brief

Applying the Defined Contribution Concept to Medicare: A Primer

Medicare Steering Committee issue brief providing a primer on two approaches to reforming Medicare – should it retain its current defined benefit approach (similar to that used by traditional…
Date Published: 07/01/2002
Download
Comment / Letter

Letter to Congress on Medicare and Prescription Drugs

Health Practice Council letter to Congress offers the Academy as a resource on questions related to Medicare and prescription drugs, and notes that adding any additional benefits, in particular a…
Date Published: 06/20/2002
Download
Issue Brief

Statement Regarding 2002 Medicare Trustees Report

Academy statement offering an actuarial perspective on Medicare’s financial condition.
Date Published: 04/01/2002
Download
Presentation

A presentation by the Medicare Supplement Work Group to NCOIL

A presentation by the Medicare Supplement Work Group to an NCOIL health committee on Medicare supplement insurance and claim cost trends.
Date Published: 03/01/2002
Download