NU Online News Service, Dec. 5, 2:11 p.m. EST

Independent insurance agents and healthcare agents say they will continue to pursue their goal of a medical loss ratio exemption despite a recent rejection of their request by the Department of Health and Human Services

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America “will continue to forcefully advocate for HR 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, which will provide the needed relief legislatively,” says Charles Symington, IIABA senior vice president of government affairs.

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