A new bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), would change the medical loss ratio in an effort to mollify health insurance brokers, according to a report from The Hill.
The MLR, part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires health insurers to spend at least 80 percent of health premiums for individual and small group markets, and 85 percent for large group markets, on medical care. The remaining 15 or 20 percent of costs can be used toward administrative costs and profit.
The proposed bill would exclude insurance brokers' fees from counting as administrative costs, according to the report. The brokers believe the MLR hurts their business as insurers become more inclined to not work with brokers to maintain more profit.
The MLR, part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires health insurers to spend at least 80 percent of health premiums for individual and small group markets, and 85 percent for large group markets, on medical care. The remaining 15 or 20 percent of costs can be used toward administrative costs and profit.
The proposed bill would exclude insurance brokers' fees from counting as administrative costs, according to the report. The brokers believe the MLR hurts their business as insurers become more inclined to not work with brokers to maintain more profit.
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