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Actuaries Call for State of the Union to Include Public Policy Focus on Aging of America

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries is calling on the president and the 114th Congress to commit to a focus in the next two years on addressing the needs of an aging America. A…
Topics: Benefits Financial Security Governance Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 01/20/2015
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Medicaid Expansion Post Leads Health Affairs Blog 2014 Top-Fifteen List

Health Affairs Blog
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 01/08/2015
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Pricey ‘breakthrough’ drugs confound Medicaid rate-setting

Modern Healthcare
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 12/12/2014
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Actuaries: High-cost meds threaten Medicaid’s ability to deliver quality, affordable care

AHIP
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 11/19/2014
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Sebelius bullish on Medicaid expansion

Politico
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 11/13/2014
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Academy: Introduction of BTD Medications Like Sovaldi Complicates Projections of Medicaid Expenses

WASHINGTON – The impact of breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) medications—namely, Sovaldi—on the Medicaid program is a key concern for the American Academy of…
Topics: Financial Security Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 11/11/2014
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American Academy of Actuaries Announces Tom Wildsmith as Next President-elect

Board of Directors Also Elects Five Officers WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries board of directors has elected Tom Wildsmith to the position of president-elect. Wildsmith, an…
Topics: Casualty Health Insurance Life Insurance Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 10/15/2014
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Medicare trustees’ report finds ‘cautious optimism’

Modern Healthcare
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 07/28/2014
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What Do the Newly Released Trustees’ Reports Mean for the Financial Health of Social Security and Medicare? Actuarial Experts Available to Break It Down

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: David MendesPhone: 202.384.2075Email: mendes@actuary.org What Do the Newly Released Trustees’ Reports Mean for the Financial Health of Social Security and Medicare?…
Topics: Financial Security Medicare / Medicaid Professionalism Public Policy Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 07/28/2014
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NAMD Issue Brief on DSRIP; HCBS Rule; Actuaries Ask for Health Insurance Fee Calulation Guidance; NAMD Fall Conference

National Association of Medicaid Directors
Topics: Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 07/08/2014
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Subcommittee Comment Letter on Prescription Drug Rebate Proposed Rule

Medicare Subcommittee comments on the proposed rule regarding the removal of safe harbor protection for rebates involving prescription pharmaceuticals and the creation of new safe harbor…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 04/03/2019
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Issue Brief

Medicaid and Long-Term Care Insurance

Medicaid and Long-Term Care Insurance Work Group issue brief exploring the potential for catastrophic long-term care costs as a major financial risk especially facing older Americans and to help…
Topics: Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 02/25/2019
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Comment / Letter

Subcommittee Comment Letter on Medicaid and CHIP Proposed Rule

Medicaid Subcommittee letter to CMS providing comments on Nov. 14, 2018 proposed rule regarding Medicaid and CHIP managed care programs.
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 01/13/2019
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Comment / Letter

Comments on Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV)

Council letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to its request for comments on proposed rules pertaining to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, including…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 12/16/2018
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Comments on Adoption of Methodology for HHS-Operated Permanent Risk Adjustment Program for 2018 Benefit Year

Committee and Subcommittee comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Aug. 10 proposed rule regarding the adoption of…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 09/04/2018
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Comments on the Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act of 2018

Committee comments on proposed legislation to add a long-term care benefit to the Medicare program, evaluating in terms of financing, benefits, and coordination with other programs.
Topics: Benefits Long-Term Care Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 06/14/2018
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the three fundamental long-range financing challenges facing the Medicare program.
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 06/12/2018
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Comments on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal

Health Practice Council comments on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal (GCHJ), legislation that would make revisions to the individual health insurance market and approaches to federal…
Topics: Health Insurance Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 09/22/2017
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

care Subcommittee issue brief on significant concerns about Medicare’s long-term financial health. 
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 07/19/2017
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Comments on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA)

Indivdiual and Small Group Markets Committee and Medicaid Subcommittee comments on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017, the proposed legislation to repeal and replace provisions in the…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid
Date Published: 06/30/2017
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