Katz on Christie
How Astorino Angered Christie and Lost Millions
Matt Katz, New Jersey Public Radio/WNYC
Gov. Chris Christie found himself embroiled in a mini-controversy last week with a fellow Republican, New York gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, after Christie said that the Republican Governors Association . . .
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A concept pioneered in New Jersey has led to $9 billion in insurance premium savings nationally over the past three years, including $3.4 million returned directly to New Jersey consumers in 2013. The savings stem from a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical claims. For larger businesses insurers’ share of premiums spent on claims must be at least 85 percent. Perhaps the most important impact of what are called minimum loss ratios is that if a health plan spends less than the required minimum on claims, it must refund policyholders the difference between what it spent and the minimum. Read moreNJ Spotlight Daily News
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