Pension Practice Council issue brief addressing relationship between asset allocation and investment return assumption.

(July 06, 2020)

Presumptive Benefits in Workers’ Compensation: Emerging Issues Before and After COVID-19, an issue brief released by the Workers’ Compensation Committee, covers what workers’ compensation.

(June 25, 2020)

Issue brief examining the potential impact of the SECURE Act on retirement security, developed by Academy Senior Pension Fellow in conjunction with members of the Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee and chairpersons of the Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee.

(June 10, 2020)

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief outlining the major factors driving premium changes for the next plan year.  This year’s issue brief focuses primarily on the impact of COVID-19 on the 2021 premium rate filings.

(June 09, 2020)

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2020 Social Security Trustees Report examining the program’s long-term solvency issues and pointing out that Congress should act soon to improve the long-term financial outlook of the program.

(May 21, 2020)

The Health Practice Council has released an issue brief that examines the different types of risks that insurers can face and the various risk mitigation mechanisms that can be used to address them, Health Insurance Risk Mitigation Mechanisms and COVID-19.

(May 15, 2020)

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the fundamental long-range financing challenges facing the Medicare program.

(April 28, 2020)

Multiemployer Plans Committee issue brief addressing current practices and approaches to the selection of withdrawal liability interest rates.

(April 13, 2020)

Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee issue brief considering potential ways to optimize portability and personal management of retirement assets, income, and benefits.

(April 10, 2020)

Health Practice Council answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on COVID-19’s potential effects on health care spending and the health insurance system.

(March 24, 2020)

Medicaid Subcommittee issue brief on growing health care costs concerns in the Medicaid program and an analysis of public policy proposals to address them.

(February 26, 2020)

Smarter Spending Work Group issue brief examining ways to effectively spend health care dollars.

(February 26, 2020)

Issue brief on the evolving marketplace and regulatory environment of long-term care insurance (LTCI).

(February 26, 2020)

Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee issue brief on application of actuarial methods to risk management in retirement income planning.

(October 18, 2019)

Telehealth Work Group has released a new issue brief exploring the perspectives of the patients and providers, while also analyzing the financial, legal and regulatory aspects associated with telehealth.

(September 25, 2019)

Pension Practice Council issue brief, Pension Plan Maturity—Why Big Plans Mean Big Risk, on issues facing mature pension plans.

(September 20, 2019)

Health Practice Council issue brief providing an overview of the surprise-billing problem and provides insights on approaches to address it.

(September 10, 2019)

A new issue brief developed by the Academy’s Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee explores the concept of a national retirement policy, including the potential benefits of such a policy and the various topics that it might address.

(July 11, 2019)

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief outlines the major drivers behind why 2020 premiums could differ from those in 2019. The brief focuses primarily on the individual market, yet many of the factors discussed are also relevant to the small group market.

(June 27, 2019)

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2019 Social Security Trustees Report examining the program’s long-term solvency issues and recommending that Congress should act soon to improve the long-term financial outlook of the program.

(May 22, 2019)

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the three fundamental long-range financing challenges facing the Medicare program.

(April 24, 2019)

Medicaid and Long-Term Care Insurance Work Group issue brief exploring the potential for catastrophic long-term care costs as a major financial risk especially facing older Americans and to help clarify the options currently available for dealing with it.

(February 25, 2019)

Identifying issues commonly raised in favor of and against recoupment of past losses in various situations.  (October 30, 2018)

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief providing insights on the potential and challenges of using auto-enrollment in the individual health insurance market. (September 03, 2018)

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2018 Social Security Trustees Report examining the program’s long-term solvency issues and recommending that Congress should act soon to improve the long-term financial outlook of the program.

(June 21, 2018)

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee issue brief providing an overview of the general factors underlying premium rate setting and highlighting the major components driving premium changes in 2019. (June 12, 2018)

Medicare Subcommittee issue brief on the three fundamental long-range financing challenges facing the Medicare program. (June 12, 2018)

Social Security Committee issue brief examining automatic adjustment options to address Social Security's financial challenges. (May 03, 2018)

Multiemployer Plans Committee issue brief discussing the costs and risks associated with multiemployer loan programs, and the ways in which these programs could benefit troubled plans and their participants.  (May 03, 2018)

Pension Committee issue brief that analyzes the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) and its subsequent amendments against the principles underlying funding reform. (April 05, 2018)