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Health Care & Hospital Law

Jan. 27, 2011

Insurers Look to Brokers For Reform

As new rules under federal health care reform take effect requiring health plans to whittle down their administrative bulk, one nationwide insurance giant is striking remove the middle man's fees from the equation.


By Emma Gallegos


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As new rules under federal health care reform take effect requiring health plans to whittle down their administrative bulk, one nationwide insurance giant is striking out with a bold plan to remove the middle man's fees from the equation.


Starting next month, Aetna will no longer fold its brokers' fees - typically a few pennies from each premium dollar - into the cost billed to large custome...

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