Description: Updates on the efforts of the Academy’s health practice council. its work groups and task forces, to educate and influence health care policymakers on issues including principles for health care reform, Medicare, wellness programs, and solvency.

Description: These are the exhibits and appendices accompanying the paper Estimated Impact of Medicare Part D on Retiree Prescription Drug Costs.

Description: This article describes the basic methodology and assumptions used in the estimates for the SMI trust fund under the intermediate assumptions. From Pension Section News, September 2004, Issue No. 56.

Description: Summary of Report examining issues affecting the cost of Medicare supplement insurance policies high trend, high outpatient hospital costs, new prospective payment methods. Issue No. 39.

Description: Essay offers a vision of health care where everyone is covered, everyone is eligible, receives fair pricing, receives vital information and is taxed the same.

Description: This article makes organizations entering the MA market aware of the star rating climate, as well as short- and long-term star rating & revenue considerations.

Description: Discussion of state medicaid expansion due to provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Description: Feature article describing the history and current state of the Medicare program.

Description: This report provides estimated savings for several of the options that are available to plan sponsors after implementation of the Medicare prescription drug program.

Description: This article reviews the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act and the impact the legislation has had on Medicare Supplement plans, policies and the changes to the model regulation. From Health Section Newsletter, March 2005, Issue No. 49.