3.0.0 2645 2023-01-11T13:22:42Z 2023-01-11T13:22:42Z House H HR 2011-07-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STARK:H.R. 2645.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3, Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H5580]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-01T19:53:54Z Referred to 2011-07-26T14:01:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-01T17:05:54Z Referred to 2011-07-26T14:01:25Z Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act of 2011 112 1416 S 2011-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-08-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-08-01 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-07-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-07-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-07-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1411-1412) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 N W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2011-07-26 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2011-07-26 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2011-09-12 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2011-10-26 False Health Health care costs and insurance Medicare Health 00 2011-07-26 Introduced in House 2011-10-03T16:30:40Z Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policies to increase the minimum loss ratio required of such policies. (A loss ratio is the ratio of total losses paid out in insurance claims, plus adjustment expenses, divided by the total earned insurance premiums.)

Prohibits the issuance or renewal of a Medigap policy in any state unless the policy can be expected to return to policyholders in the form of aggregate benefits: (1) at least 85% (currently 75%) of the aggregate amount of premiums collected in the case of group policies, and (2) at least 80% (currently 65%) in the case of individual policies.

]]> Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act Display Title Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act Introduced in House 2011-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2645ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2645ih.xml 2011-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.