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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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Date Published: 05/28/2015
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the financing challenges facing the Medicare program based on the 2021 annual review of the Medicare program’s trustees.
Date Published: 09/03/2021
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Policy Paper

Essential Elements: Medicare’s Long-Term Sustainability Challenge

Academy’s Essential Elements paper, Medicare’s Long-Term Sustainability Challenge, provides updated figures and information on the financial outlook of Medicare following the release of the…
Date Published: 09/02/2021
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Essential Elements: Medicare&

Essential Elements: Medicare’s Long-Term Sustainability Challenge The Academy’s Medicare’s Long-Term Sustainability Challenge Essential Elements provides updated figures and information on the…
Date Published: 09/02/2021
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Comment / Letter

Committee/Subcommittee Comments to CMS on Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and its Risk Sharing Subcommittee comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule, Updating Payment…
Date Published: 07/28/2021
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Presentation

Senior Health Fellow Presentation on Medicare at Health Policy Webinar

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presentation from “Medicare Solvency Projections and Potential Policy Solutions” webinar sponsored by the Alliance for Health Policy. Presentation…
Date Published: 02/25/2021
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Senior Health Fellow Presents on Medicare at Health Policy Webinar

Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello presented at a “Medicare Solvency Projections and Potential Policy Solutions” webinar sponsored by the Alliance for Health Policy. She set the stage for…
Date Published: 02/25/2021
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Comment / Letter

HPC Comments on Review of Agency Actions Related to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid

The Health Practice Council submitted a comment letter to the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), on review of agency…
Date Published: 02/12/2021
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HPC Submitted Comments on Review of Agency Actions Related to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid

The Health Practice Council submitted a comment letter to the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), on review of agency…
Date Published: 02/12/2021
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Comment / Letter

Committee/Subcommittee Comment to CMS on Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and its Risk Sharing Subcommittee comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment…
Date Published: 12/30/2020
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