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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Issue Brief

Statement Regarding 2002 Medicare Trustees Report

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