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HHS-Operated Risk Adjustment Methodology Meeting Discussion Paper

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CCIIO
Date Published: 03/24/2016
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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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Date Published: 12/03/2015
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Tom Wildsmith Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries

Tom Wildsmith Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries Wildsmith Succeeds Mary D. Miller; Beuerlein Is President-Elect WASHINGTON—Thomas F. Wildsmith IV, a health actuary…
Date Published: 11/12/2015
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Nov. 12-13: Public Officials to Speak on Risks to Cybersecurity, Financial Systems, Climate, and Social Insurance Programs at the American Academy of Actuaries 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, the American Academy of Actuaries will hold its 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. This event will mark…
Date Published: 11/05/2015
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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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Medicare at 50: Is It Sustainable for 50 More Years?

Health Insurance Underwriter
Date Published: 09/08/2015
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Studies: Medicaid expansion would add jobs

Rocky Mount Telegram (N.C.)
Date Published: 08/13/2015
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Date Published: 08/05/2015
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Date Published: 09/10/2005
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…
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…
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,…
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.
Date Published: 04/01/2005
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