The Academy submits written testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health regarding a hearing on the 2011 Medicare Trustees Report.
( )The Medicare Steering Committee released a new issue brief that summarizes the key cost, access, and quality issues associated with some of the Medicare-related provisions in the various debt and deficit reduction proposals.
( )
The Long-Term Care Practice Note Work Group has released an exposure draft of the Long-Term Care Rate Stability Practice Note, titled Long-Term Care Insurance Compliance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Long-Term Care Insurance Model Regulation Relating to Rate Stability. The practice note will be exposed for a comment period of 30 days. (04/30/2012)
()
The Long-Term Care Practice Note Work Group has extended to July 8 the exposure period for the LTC rate stability practice note, "Long-Term Compliance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Long-Term Care Insurance Model Regulation Relating to Rate Stability."
()The Health Practice Council co-signed a second letter with the Committee on Qualifications Chair to the Arizona insurance director stressing its concern that their regulatory definition of “qualified actuary” for health premium rate actuarial certifications was inappropriate and suggested corrective language.
()The Health Practice Council submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board on the fourth exposure draft of a proposed new actuarial standard of practice for modeling.
()
