(05/8/24) May marks the 75th anniversary of the creation of Mental Health Awareness Month, which focuses on the vital role mental health plays in our overall well-being. It also serves as an opportunity to provide resources and information to support the more than one in five U.S. adults who have experienced mental health illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
(04/26/24) Thirty volunteers convened in Washington, D.C., on April 18–19, where they met with congressional offices, federal agencies, and other stakeholder groups to discuss our shared priority issues and highlight the plethora of resources that the Academy offers to policymakers and other experts in the field.
(04/16/24) The Academy recently hosted a webinar, “Post-NAIC Spring Conference Recap.
(04/05/24) The speakers focused on where the U.S. stands a year into Medicaid’s unwinding of continuous coverage requirements, following the Covid-19 pandemic that halted disenrollments from the public program.
(3/29/24) Ted Gotsch, senior policy analyst, sets the stage for the Academy’s new Election 2024: Issues
Clearinghouse. This new website will offer a comprehensive entry point to a variety of information that will help policymakers.
(3/28/24) Senior Policy Director Geralyn Trujillo shares her insights on the NAIC’s national meetings and
the Academy’s role during these meetings to share actuarial perspectives and expertise on key issues.
(3/27/24) Policy Director Matthew Sonduck walks through how to define “external stakeholders” and the
term’s relevance for the Academy and its members.
(3/26/24) Ted Gotsch, senior policy analyst, introduces Actuarially Sound, a new blog where Academy staff and special guests will try to distill the work of our member volunteers into content that is more broadly accessible and available to those outside the Academy and the actuarial profession.