H.R. 2833 · 111th Congress
To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Keith Ellison
- Introduced
- 2009-06-11
- Latest action
- 2009-06-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Prohibits any health insurance coverage from being offered through a health insurance exchange unless the coverage is demonstrated to have a medical loss ratio (a ratio of medical expenses paid to premiums received) of at least 90%. Defines "health insurance exchange" to mean a mechanism established or recognized under federal law that provides a coordinated, centralized mechanism for offering for purchase to individuals health insurance coverage from more than one health insurance issuer.