Medicare / Medicaid

Issue Brief

Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

care Steering Committee issue brief offering an annual perspective on Medicare’s financial condition and outlining the public policy options to address the program’s long-term financial challenges.

Policy Paper

Voter Guide – What Voters Should Know About Medicare

oter guide on Medicare to help explain the essential components of the program.

Comment / Letter

Comment Letter to House Leadership on HR 5 to Repeal IPAB

Health Practice Council comment letter to House leadership on legislation (HR 5) that would include a provision to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was created under the ACA to…

Issue Brief

Revising Medicare’s Fee-For- Service Benefit Structure

care Steering Committee issue brief discussing proposals to update Medicare’s traditional fee-for-service benefit design.

Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on Proposed Rule Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment

Risk Sharing Work Group comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule implementing the risk-spreading mechanisms included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and…

Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on NAIC Discussion Paper on Medicare Supplement Insurance First Dollar Coverage and Cost- Shares

Comment / Letter

Letter to NAIC on MedSupp White Paper

Medicare Supplement Work Group letter to the NAIC Medigap PPACA Subgroup offering comments on the subgroup’s new discussion paper, Medicare Supplement Insurance First Dollar Coverage and…

Comment / Letter

Letter on Medicare to Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

Medicare Steering Committee comment letter to the members of the new Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction urging action to improve the long-term solvency and sustainability of the Medicare…

Comment / Letter

MSWG Letter to NAIC on Medicare Supplement Refund Formula

Medicare Supplement Work Group letter to the NAIC’s Medicare Supplement Refund Formula Subgroup with a proposed charge to have the work group review the Medicare Supplement Refund Formula for…

Presentation

Medicaid Rate Setting 101: Capitation Rate Development Process and Considerations

Medicaid Work Group presentation regarding the Medicaid rate-setting process for Medicaid Managed Care programs. The presentation includes a discussion about base data sources, base data…