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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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Comment / Letter

Letter to CMS on Medicare+Choice Risk Adjustment Methodology

Medicare Steering Committee comment letter on proposed changes in the Medicare+Choice risk adjustment methodology and reporting requirements for diagnostic information for use beginning in 2004.
Date Published: 01/30/2002
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Issue Brief

Providing Prescription Drugs to Seniors: A Patchwork of Coverage

Prescription Drug Coverage Work Group issue brief outlining the programs available in the private sector that provide prescription drugs for seniors and to further discuss issues related to…
Date Published: 07/02/2001
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Comment / Letter

Comments to NAIC on Proposed Qualification Requirements for Actuaries

Academy comments on the proposal developed and approved on a preliminary basis by the NAIC’s Speed to Market Working Group that pertain to the definitions of “minimum experience and education…
Date Published: 03/29/2001
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Letter to Senate on Medicare

Medicare Reform Task Force letter to Senate about the debate around changes to the Medicare program, including proposals to provide prescription drug coverage to seniors.
Date Published: 07/17/2000
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Policy Paper

Medicare Reform: Providing Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries

Medicare Reform Task Force monograph on one option available to provide prescription drug coverage to seniors – adding prescription drug coverage to Medicare.
Date Published: 07/03/2000
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Policy Paper

Medicare Reform: Evaluating the Fiscal Soundness of Medicare

Medicare Reform Task Force monograph on how Medicare solvency is measured and several proposals to strengthen the financial basis of the program.
Date Published: 07/01/2000
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Comment / Letter

Letter to Congress on 1999 Medicare (HI & SMI) Trustees Report

lth Committee comment letter to members of the House and Senate on the 1999 Medicare Trustees Report.
Date Published: 04/27/1999
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Letter to Medicare Commission on Proposed Changes to Benefits

Health Practice Council letter to National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare in response to the questions the commission raised regarding possible changes to the current Medicare…
Date Published: 02/17/1999
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Letter to Medicare Commission on Proposed Changes to Benefits

Health Practice Council letter to National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare in response to the questions the commission raised regarding possible changes to the current Medicare…
Date Published: 02/17/1999
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Policy Paper

Actuarial Review of Health Status Risk Adjustor Methodology

Risk Adjustor Work Group report on the health status risk adjustment methodology proposed for implementation by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
Date Published: 01/14/1999
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