"The American Academy of Actuaries today called the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to keep the Affordable Care Act largely intact a step toward ensuring that health insurance markets attract a broad cross section of risk, a cornerstone to any viable health insurance market. 'Given the provisions in the law that prohibit insurers from denying coverage or charging higher premiums to people in poor health, the individual mandate can now be an important component of the law to help reduce adverse selection,' said Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello."  MORE >>