As House members reviewed a federal spending bill this week, a GOP representative from Georgia proposed cutting off funds that are used to implement new medical loss ratio provisions.
The amendment to the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, otherwise known as H.R. 1, would stop the flow of federal money going to the Department of Health and Human Services to use for Section 2718 of the Public Health Service Act — medical loss ratio requirements.
Rep. Tom Price of Georgia offered up the amendment — no. 409 out of 583 proposed by House members.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Critical BenefitsPRO information including cutting edge post-reform success strategies, access to educational webcasts and videos, resources from industry leaders, and informative Newsletters.
- Exclusive discounts on ALM, BenefitsPRO magazine and BenefitsPRO.com events
- Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
Already have an account? Sign In
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
