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Mary D. Miller Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries

WASHINGTON – Mary D. Miller, a consulting actuary with Risk & Regulatory Consulting LLC, Farmington, Conn., began her term as president of the American Academy of Actuaries on Nov. 13….
Topics: Casualty Public Policy Risk Management
Date Published: 11/13/2014
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American Academy of Actuaries Honors Ronald Gresch with Robert J. Myers Public Service Award

WASHINGTON – The American Academy of Actuaries honored Ronald Gresch, MAAA, ASA, senior health actuary at Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with the 2014 Robert J. Myers Public Service…
Topics: Public Policy
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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Academy Issue Brief Provides International Perspective on Efforts to Address Growing Cost of Diabetes

WASHINGTON—As prevalence rates of diabetes continue to increase worldwide, curbing the disease’s personal and financial toll will become a higher priority, demanding greater…
Topics: Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 08/18/2014
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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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Actuaries Shed Light on 2015 Health Insurance Premium Changes

WASHINGTON—An issue brief published today by the American Academy of Actuaries, the public policy and professionalism voice of the U.S. actuarial profession, examines the major factors that…
Topics: Health Insurance Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 05/14/2014
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Academy Cautions Congressional Leadership on Risks of Using Pension Provisions as Revenue Offsets

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries, the public policy and professionalism voice of the U.S. actuarial profession, today cautioned congressional leaders on the risks of prolonging…
Topics: Pension Funding Professionalism Public Policy
Date Published: 04/17/2014
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Academy Launches Health Cost/Quality of Care Initiative with Release of Models of Care Delivery Report

WASHINGTON—A new initiative of the American Academy of Actuaries points to several promising areas of focus for policymakers seeking to sustain and extend the slowdown in health cost…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 04/08/2014
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Academy Joins National Coalition to Bolster Importance of Retirement Planning to Public

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is proud to announce that it has joined the National Retirement Planning Coalition, and is lending its voice representing the U.S. actuarial…
Topics: Professional Organization Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 04/03/2014
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Issue Brief on Understanding and Addressing Health Care Costs and Cost Growth in Medicaid: A Framework

Medicaid Subcommittee issue brief on growing health care costs concerns in the Medicaid program and an analysis of public policy proposals to address them.
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 02/26/2020
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Research Paper

Actuaries Climate Risk Index: Preliminary Findings

As part of its continuing public policy research program providing objective and independent information based on actuarial analysis, the American Academy of Actuaries today introduced the first…
Topics: Casualty Climate Risk Public Policy
Date Published: 01/01/2020
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Policy Paper

Essential Elements: Creating a National Retirement Policy

Academy Essential Elements paper on creating a national retirement policy, outlining the ways in which a comprehensive national retirement policy could potentially address concerns about retirement…
Topics: Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 08/12/2019
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Capitol Hill Briefing Presentation—Making Retirement Income Last a Lifetime: Public Policy Options and Practical Tools

tol hill briefing presentation on lifetime income, highlighting public policy options and tools
Topics: Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 04/12/2018
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Essential Elements: Income to Last a Lifetime

Academy Essential Elements paper on lifetime income, highlighting the challenges that workers face in planning for the risk that they may live longer in retirement than expected, and outlining…
Topics: Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 04/11/2018
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance (2014)

Medicare Steering Committee 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…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 07/31/2014
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Academy Essential Elements Paper on Social Security

The Academy published a new Essential Elements paper, Securing Social Security, that examines the long-term solvency challenges facing the nation’s largest social insurance program and approaches…
Topics: Public Policy Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 07/28/2014
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Policy Paper

Social Security Reform Options

A public policy monograph that analyzes proposals to address Social Security’s financial challenges.
Topics: Public Policy Social Security
Date Published: 03/03/2014
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Retirement for the AGES

Public Policy Monograph that introduces the foundational principles needed to examine retirement plans and policy proposals designed to provide a secure and sufficient retirement
Topics: Public Policy Retirement
Date Published: 01/17/2014
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Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance (2013)

Medicare 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…
Topics: Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy
Date Published: 06/12/2013
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