Health Practice Council

The Health Practice Council oversees the Academy’s public policy work on health issues, including Medicare. The Academy’s vice president for health issues heads the council and serves on the Academy Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The Council consists of committee and workgroup chairs and liaisons to other Academy groups working on issues of relevance to the Health Practice.

Staff liaison: Heather Jerbi

Chairperson: David Shea

Vice Chairperson: Donna Novak
Michael Abroe
 Rowen Bell
 Karen Bender
 Kristi Bohn
 April Choi
 Jennifer Gillespie
 Warren Jones
 Laurel Kastrup
 Mita Lodh
 Catherine Murphy-Barron
 Nancy Nelson
 Michael Nordstrom
 Geoffrey Sandler
 P J Eric Stallard
 Michael Thompson
 Cori Uccello
 Dewayne Ullsperger
 Shari Westerfield
 Dale Yamamoto

Related Publications

Practice Councils' Comments to NAIC Joint Qualified Actuary (A/B/C) Subgroup
Councils' letter to NAIC's Joint Qualified Actuary (A/B/C) Subgroup on the subgroup's two new charges related to defining a "qualified actuary" and recommending a process to address "unprofessional" actuarial work. (February 11, 2013)
Analysis on ACA-Related Potential Risks to Health RBC
Health Solvency Work Group letter to the NAIC's Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group on the work group's analysis of Affordable Care Act-related possible risks to the health risk-based capital formula. (February 08, 2013)
HPC Letter on Need to Appoint Actuary to LTC Commission
HPC letter to President Obama and congressional leaders urging them to appoint an actuary to the new Commission on Long-Term Care that was enacted as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. (January 10, 2013)
Updated Proposal to NAIC on Health Care Receivables
Health Care Receivables Factors Work Group letter to the NAIC's Health Risk-Based Capital Working Group providing recommendations for receivables factors for the current RBC formula.  (January 08, 2013)
Letter to NAIC on Health Receivables
Health Care Receivables Factors Work Group letter to the NAIC on a revised proposal providing recommendations for receivables factors for the current RBC formula.  (January 07, 2013)
Long-Term Care Actuarial Implications
Presentation at the NAIC Senior Issues Task Force Long-Term Care hearing at the 2012 Fall National Meeting on actuarial implications for long-term care insurance. (December 06, 2012)
Actuarial Guideline for New Long-Term Disability Table
Proposed Actuarial Guideline to the NAIC's Health Actuarial Task Force (HATF) regarding the proposed new long-term disability table. (November 14, 2012)
Understanding the ACA – Rate Filing Review and Disclosure
Slides providing an overview of the review and disclosure requirements of "unreasonable" rate increases under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the webinar, Understanding the ACA—Rate Filing Review and Disclosure. (October 12, 2012)
Decision Brief: Implications of Medicaid Expansion Decisions on Private Coverage
Decision brief highlighting some of the issues that federal and state policymakers and regulators should consider as they are making their Medicaid expansion decisions. (September 10, 2012)
Letter to Sen. Thune and Rep. Boustany on Long-Term Care
Health Practice Council letter to Sen. Thune and Rep. Boustany clarifying the nature and intent of recent Academy-hosted roundtables focused on addressing the accessibility and affordability of long-term care services. (August 15, 2012)