Medicare / Medicaid

Issue Brief

Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance (2010)

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

Comment / Letter

Additional Comments on Medicare Supplement Compliance Manual

Medicare Supplement Work Group additional comments to NAIC on the draft revisions to the Medicare Supplement Compliance Manual, clarifying the use of the pooling approach used in the manual and how…

Call to Action: Actuaries Urge Comprehensive Medicare Reform

Health Policy Council call to action urging the President and Congress to restore the long-term solvency and financial sustainability of Medicare.

Issue Brief

Medicare Advantage Payment Reform

Medicare Steering Committee issue brief describing the current payment system, providing an overview of the goals of the Medicare Advantage program and addressing two of the alternative mechanisms…

Issue Brief

Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance (2009)

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

Comment / Letter

Letter to Senate Committee on Transforming Health Care Delivery System

Medicare Steering Committee comments on the first in a series of Senate Finance Committee policy options papers, Transforming the Health Care Delivery System.

Comment / Letter

Comments to Senate Committee on Medical Hospital Quality Improvement Act

Medicare Steering Committee and Health Care Quality Work Group comments to the Senate Finance Committee on the draft legislation “Medicare Hospital Quality Improvement Act of 2008”, which would link…

Comment / Letter

Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Financial Data Related to Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D RBC Subgroup letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for financial data related to Medicare Part D, which will be used to update a report on Medicare Part D RBC risk…

Practice Note

Medicare Part D Accounting

Medicare Part D Accounting Practice Note Subgroup practice note describing some of the current practices used by U.S. health actuaries with respect to work involving valuation, accounting, and…

Issue Brief

Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance (2008)

care Steering Committee updated annual issue brief offering an actuarial perspective on Medicare’s financial condition.