Highmark Health Plans Meet Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under Health Care Reform For Second Consecutive Year — June 25, 2013 › (The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association)

(Source: The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association) Highmark Health Plans Meet Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under Health Care Reform For Second Consecutive Year June 25, 2013 PITTSBURGH - Highmark Health Services announced today that for the second consecutive year, its insured health plans in all of its markets met the medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements of the Affordable Care Act, and it will not be required to issue rebates. MLR is the share of premium revenues that an insurer spends on patient care and quality improvement activities as opposed to administration and profits. Under reform,...