Medical Loss Ratio: What Does It Mean For Consumers And Brokers?

Michelle Andrews talks about medical loss ratio, the amount of money an insurer must spend on health care as opposed to administrative costs and profits. The ratio could help ensure consumers are getting the most value for their health insurance premium dollars, Andrews says.

See Q&As from Michelle Andrews

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<h1>Medical Loss Ratio: What Does It Mean For Consumers And Brokers?</h1>
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			July 13, 2011		</time>
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<p>Michelle Andrews talks about medical loss ratio, the amount of money an insurer must spend on health care as opposed to administrative costs and profits. The ratio could help ensure consumers are getting the most value for their health insurance premium dollars, Andrews says.</p><ul><li>        <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/2EF881E8-1C35-49C1-A9ED-B1128D766767">See Q&As from Michelle Andrews</a> <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/16472A9F-C4B8-41B2-AFED-4F86DB114E96" /></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-medical-loss-ratio-for-consumers/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-medical-loss-ratio-for-consumers/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-medical-loss-ratio-for-consumers/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Medical%20Loss%20Ratio%3A%20What%20Does%20It%20Mean%20For%20Consumers%20And%20Brokers%3F&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fandrews-on-medical-loss-ratio-for-consumers%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-medical-loss-ratio-for-consumers/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-medical-loss-ratio-for-consumers/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-medical-loss-ratio-for-consumers/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10537&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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