NU Online News Service, May 19, 12:05 p.m. EDT
The Department of Health and Human Services should not define a "medical loss" too rigidly in regulations developed around the new health care law, property and casualty and health agent trade groups said.
In a comment letter, the agent groups said a narrow medical loss ratio (MLR) definition could adversely impact spending on such important health plan activities as case management, wellness, disease management, and fraud and abuse prevention programs, among others.
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