Actuaries' Briefing to Focus on Medicare's Financial Issues and Reform Options

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May 20, 2011, 03:52 ET

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the American Academy of Actuaries:

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What:

Capitol Hill Briefing: An Actuarial Perspective on the 2011 Medicare Trustees Report

The American Academy of Actuaries will review the newly released 2011 Medicare Trustees Report and discuss policy options to address the program's long-term financial challenges. For more information, please visit: http://www.actuary.org/events/2011/hillbriefings/medicare_trustees_report.asp

For more information about the actuaries' related May 26 briefing on the Social Security Trustees Report, please visit:

http://www.actuary.org/events/2011/hillbriefings/ss_trustees/advisory.pdf

Who:	Cori Uccello
	Senior Health Fellow
	American Academy of Actuaries

	Tom Wildsmith
	Vice President, Health Practice Council
	American Academy of Actuaries

When:	Friday, May 27, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.

Where:	Cannon House Office Building, Room 122
	Washington, D.C.

Contact: To RSVP, please contact Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, at 202.785.7872 or [email protected]. For more information on the American Academy of Actuaries, please visit: http://www.actuary.org/

The American Academy of Actuaries is a 17,000-member professional association whose mission is to serve the public and the U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy assists public policymakers on all levels by providing leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues. The Academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries in the United States.

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Cori E. Uccello

http://www.profnetconnect.com/cori_e._uccello

Contact: Andrew Simonelli
Phone: 202.785.7872
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE American Academy of Actuaries