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MEDICARE at 50: Is It Sustainable for 50 More Years

Life and Health Advisor
Date Published: 08/04/2015
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Medicare: Actuaries Look to the Program’s Future with Medicare@50

WASHINGTON – The 50th anniversary of Medicare, enacted on July 30, 1965, with President Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, is a significant milestone…
Date Published: 07/29/2015
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Medicare Trustees: Funds ‘Sufficient’ Through 2030

Health Leaders Media
Date Published: 07/23/2015
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Actuarial Experts Available to Discuss Challenges and Policy Options for Social Security, Medicare With the Release of Trustees’ Reports

The 2015 Social Security and Medicare trustees’ reports provide a detailed picture of the programs’ financial health, including financial challenges that Congress and the…
Date Published: 07/22/2015
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Academy Offers Actuarial Expertise to National Policy Discussion on Aging-Related Issues

WASHINGTON–As changing demographics, increases in life expectancy and longevity, and the aging physical and digital infrastructure of the United States bring new urgency to reforming and…
Date Published: 06/24/2015
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Date Published: 05/28/2015
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A Medicaid Committee issue brief, Medicaid Per Capita Caps: Design Considerations and Policy Implications, focuses on Medicaid per-capita caps and discusses some of the key design considerations…
Date Published: 03/06/2025
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Committee Comments on 2026 NBPP

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Date Published: 11/12/2024
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Importance, Benefits, and Responsibilities of Volunteering

Importance of Volunteering The American Academy of Actuaries is the voice of U.S. actuaries on public policy and professionalism issues, bringing together all the specialties within the…
Date Published: 09/24/2024
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Committee Presents on Health Equity at SOA Health Meeting

The Health Equity Committee presented at the 2024 SOA Health Meeting on “Improving Data Analysis Using a Health Equity Lens.” The session explored the intersection of health equity and data,…
Date Published: 06/24/2024
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

The Medicare Committee released an issue brief, Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance, that examines the findings of the 2024 Medicare Trustees Report with respect to program…
Date Published: 05/08/2024
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Committee Comments on 2025 NBPP

The Health Practice Council’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed rule for the 2025 Notice…
Date Published: 01/08/2024
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Committee Comments on Draft 2025 Actuarial Value (AV) Calculator Methodology

The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) on…
Date Published: 01/02/2024
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Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello Receives Wynn Award from CCA

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello received the prestigious Wynn Kent Public Communication Award from the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA) at CCA’s Annual Meeting. In remarks…
Date Published: 10/16/2023
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Committee Comments to CMS on Cost-Sharing Payments Program’s Maximum Monthly Cap

Health Practice Council’s Medicare Committee submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the draft part one guidance for the Maximum Monthly Cap on Cost-Sharing…
Date Published: 09/20/2023
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