Actuaries' Briefing to Focus on Medicare's Financial Issues and Reform Options

What: Capitol Hill Briefing -- An Actuarial Perspective on the 2011 Medicare Trustees Report

The American Academy of Actuaries will review the newly released 2011 Medicare Trustees Report and discuss policy options to address the program's long-term financial challenges. For more information, please visit: http://www.actuary.org/events/2011/hillbriefings/medicare_trustees_report.asp [2]

For more information about the actuaries' related May 26 briefing on the Social Security Trustees Report, please visit:
http://www.actuary.org/events/2011/hillbriefings/ss_trustees/advisory.pdf [3]

Contact: To RSVP, please contact Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, at 202.785.7872 or Simonelli@actuary.org [4]. For more information on the American Academy of Actuaries, please visit: http://www.actuary.org/ [5]

The American Academy of Actuaries is a 17,000-member professional association whose mission is to serve the public on behalf of the U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy assists public policymakers on all levels by providing leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues. The Academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries in the United States.  

SOURCE: American Academy of Actuaries

Media contact: Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, 202-785-7872, simonelli@actuary.org [6]