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Brokers Back MLR Bill Insurance Networking News
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHvzeFpcBvSDBQbSPHUms1wFLGUVwamp;url=http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/health-care-reform-medical-loss-ratio-commissions-29854-1.htmlbBrokers Back MLR Bill/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fInsurance Networking News/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1have introduced the Access to bIndependent Health Insurance/b Advisors Act of 2012. The bill seeks to exempt agent compensation from the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) formula by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The Department of Health b/b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHym_7s_KyJgHkdQUA7qHBXAmKBrwamp;url=http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2012/02/03/senate-mlr-bill-aims-to-give-agents-some-reliefSenate MLR Bill Aims to Give Agents Some Relief/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrLifeHealthPro/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNE6NQbbt3sRqtAEmYnKG7ThzQNuaQamp;url=http://insurancenewsnet.com/articleNews.aspx?id%3D328587LANDRIEU, ISAKSON INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT SMALL bINSURANCE/b AGENTS, CONSUMERS/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrInsurance News Net (press release)/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dRGv6-WYOsYtplMpEqbdZVr7ENGlMamp;ned=usnobrball 3 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Blue Cross wont bid on Medicaid, stirring fears CBS News
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEI4SEIPiECk35DUylfojqEVFibogamp;url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57371134/blue-cross-wont-bid-on-medicaid-stirring-fears/bBlue Cross won#39;t bid on Medicaid, stirring fears/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fCBS News/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Sam Brownback#39;s efforts to overhaul Medicaid hit a rough spot Thursday after the state#39;s largest bhealth insurance/b company decided not to bid on a contract to help manage the program, leaving some lawmakers and advocates increasingly uneasy./fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dRq29Ky4QfkOrVMamp;ned=usnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

VHI hikes prices again as 6000 ditch health cover every month Irish Independent
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Herb Fritch takes aim at medical inflation The Deal Pipeline
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Why are fans paying medical bills for world-class skier Sarah Burke? msnbc.com
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