Health Care Reform:
Actuaries answer the questions you’ve been afraid to ask.
Capitol Hill Briefing
Hosted by the American Academy of Actuaries
Monday, June 22, 2009
11 a.m. – noon
210 Cannon House Office Building
Bring your most pressing questions about health care reform, and get answers from the unique perspective of actuarial experts. This timely Hill briefing will help you understand the various provisions that influence the actuarial viability of healthcare reform proposals.
The briefing will begin with a short introductory presentation outlining the components of healthcare reform, followed by an interactive Q&A session with our panel of actuarial experts.
Panelists
- Catherine Murphy-Barron, MAAA, FSA, Chairperson, Uninsured Work Group
- David A. Shea, Jr., MAAA, FSA, Chairperson, Federal Health Committee
- Karl Madrecki, MAAA, ASA, Member, Health Practice Council
Ask yourself these questions, and bring more of your own:
- Do you understand how all the various provisions affect adverse selection, and why mitigating adverse selection is a critical component of ensuring actuarially viable reform?
- When considering a public plan option, what do you need to know in order to ensure a level playing field with private plans?
- What do you need to know about actuarial equivalence, and how is it used to compare different benefit packages?
Questions?
- Please contact Philip Hafler at the Academy (hafler@acturary.org, 202-223-8196) with questions.
|
About us
