Taking Control:
An Actuarial Perspective on Health Spending Growth

Capitol Hill briefing
Sept. 22, 2008

In this briefing for policymakers, much of the discussion focused on two main topics:

• major causes of growth in health spending
• options for addressing health spending drivers

(From left, Stacey Lampkin and Catherine Murphy-Barron)

Featured speakers

• Catherine Murphy-Barron, MAAA, FSA
  Chairperson, Uninsured Work Group
  American Academy of Actuaries
• Stacey Lampkin, MAAA, FSA, MPA
  Vice Chairperson, Uninsured Work Group
  American Academy of Actuaries

More info

• Speakers' slides for the briefing
• A new Academy issue brief, Taking Control: An Actuarial Perspective on Health Spending Growth
• Other Academy work on health coverage issues

Questions?

If you have questions about the issues discussed in this briefing,

Journalists: Please contact Andrew Simonelli at the Academy (simonelli@actuary.org, 202.223.8196).

Policymakers, Hill staffers, and others: Please contact Heather Jerbi at the Academy (jerbi@actuary.org, 202.223.8196).

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