Implicit Rate Subsidy – What is it?

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Implicit Rate Subsidy, or “IRS” for short, is the difference between individuals’ actual incurred costs for medical coverage (i.e., incurred medical claims paid by the insurer, in the case of a fully-insured health plan) and the individuals’ total premiums charged for such coverage. In essence, premium rates are determined for a group medical plan based on the total expected medical …

Table Updates

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Get the Scoop on Post-Employment Table Updates GASB statements require an actuary to update the tables of your organization’s post-employment valuation in the year between valuations. Table updates are just that – updates to the tables provided in the prior year’s valuation. That means a new valuation is not completed, but rather the tables illustrating obligations, etc. are updated to …