Webinar: Understanding the ACA—Rate Filing Review and Disclosure

Webinar: Understanding the ACA—Rate Filing Review and Disclosure

Oct. 12, 2012
12.00 - 1:00 p.m.

Join members of the Rate Review Practice Note Work Group on Oct. 12 to learn more about the review and disclosure requirements of “unreasonable” rate increases under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The ACA changes the nature of health insurance rate filings and reviews, requiring the review and disclosure of “unreasonable” rate increases. In July, the Health Practice Council’s Rate Review Practice Note Work Group exposed a draft practice note that addresses the considerations actuaries need to be aware of associated with this new process.

With the final practice note being released in October, we invite you to join us on Oct. 12 as members of the work group that developed the note provide an overview of the final document and answer any questions you have on topics covered in the note, including:

• Review of unreasonable rate increases
• Recommendations for completing required HHS documentation
• State reporting requirements to HHS
• Considerations for developing rate increases for health benefit plans subject to the ACA

PRESENTERS

• Joyce E. Bohl, MAAA, ASA, Member, Rate Review Practice Note Work Group
• Brian M. Collender, MAAA, FSA, Member, Rate Review Practice Note Work Group
• David A. Shea., Jr., MAAA, FSA, Member, Rate Review Practice Note Work Group
• Moderator: Michael S. Abroe, MAAA, FSA, Chairperson, Rate Review Practice Note Work Group

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Health actuaries involved in the preparation and review of rate filings.

DETAILS

Webinar: Understanding the ACA—Rate Filing Review and Disclosure
Oct. 12, 2012
Noon–1:00 p.m. Eastern

WEBINAR RESOURCES

• Final Practice Note: Actuarial Practices Relating to Preparing, Reviewing, and Commenting on Rate Filings Prepared in Accordance with the Affordable Care Act [1] (October 2012)
• Webinar Slides: Understanding the ACA – Rate Filing Review and Disclosure [2](Oct. 12, 2012)

REGISTRATION

• Register online. [3]

Registration fee

• The fee is $25.00 USD*
• Government regulators are invited free of charge. Contact Gabriel Swee at swee@actuary.org [4] or 202-223-8196 to register. Please indicate that you are a regulator.

*Special note to eligible Academy volunteers: To qualify for complimentary registration, you must be a member of an Academy committee (including boards, committees, sub-committees, work groups, task forces, etc.) and also be qualified for either a partial or total dues waiver during 2012. Please contact Gabriel Swee at swee@actuary.org [4] or 202-223-8196 to register. Learn more [5].

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The American Academy of Actuaries believes in good faith that your attendance at this live webinar, “Understanding the ACA—Rate Filing Review and Disclosure,” constitutes an organized activity as defined under the current Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States. Under these Qualification Standards, an hour of continuing education is defined as 50 minutes, and fractions of an hour may be counted.

QUESTIONS

• For more information about this webinar, contact Gabriel Swee at swee@actuary.org [4] or 202-223-8196.
• For technical questions about registration, please contact WebEx customer support at 1-866-229-3239 or by email at support@webex.com [6].