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The Health Practice Council provides objective technical expertise to policy-makers and regulators on major health issues, including Medicare. John Schubert is the Academy's vice president for health issues. Cori Uccello is the senior health fellow. May 20 Capitol Hill briefing on risk poolsThe Academy will present "Wading Through Risk Pools: Practical Implications for Health Insurers" Tuesday, May 20. The one-hour briefing for policy-makers, congressional staffers, and others will feature Cori Uccello, the Academy's senior health fellow, and David Shea, chairperson of the Academy's Federal Health Committee. The Hill briefing will be held at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 2:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending or want more information, please contact Phillip Hafler at the Academy (hafler@actuary.org; 202.223.8196). Examining longevity's costsThe North American Actuarial Council asks the Academy to help put the implications of increasing longevity into "the forefront of public policy discourse." NAAC warns that the long-term viability of many financial security arrangements is threatened by a failure to adapt to increasing longevity. New: Medicare Part D practice noteThe Academy finalizes a practice note designed to help actuaries involved in valuation, accounting and financial reporting for Medicare Part D products.
Voters' resources on health issues"Election 2008," a new set of online Academy resources, is designed to help voters better understand such key issues as health care reform and Medicare's financial problems. Shoring up MedicareThe new Medicare trustees' report underscores the need to address the programs' long-term financing problems, says the Academy.
L&H valuation manual updatedWeb subscribers can access the 2008 edition of the Academy's Life and Health Valuation Law Manual online. Tools for Medicare Rx work
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