Capitol Hill briefing

Risk Pooling:
Is it Really the Key to Health Care Reform?
March 11, 2009

During this briefing, actuarial experts explained risk pooling basics and discussed the implications of rating rules and pooling mechanisms for small-group and individual health insurance markets.

Panelists

• Cori Uccello, the Academy’s senior health fellow
• David Shea Jr., chaiperson of the Academy’s Federal Health Committee

More info

• See slides from the briefing (PDF format)
• Download video of the briefing (Windows Media Player)
• Read Risk Classification in the Voluntary Individual Health Insurance Market, a 2009 Academy issue brief
• Read Wading Through Medical Insurance Pools: A Primer, a 2006 Academy issue brief
• Read Academy analyses of other health issues

Questions?

If you need more information about the Academy’s work on health insurance risk pooling issues, please contact Senior Health Policy Analyst Heather Jerbi (jerbi@actuary.org; 202-223-8196).

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