AHIP lobbied on health insurance exchanges and lifetime and annual benefits limits and other provisions tied to healthcare reform, according to the report. The spending represents a 5 percent decrease from the $2.3 million spent in last year’s second quarter and a 6 percent decreased from the spending in the first quarter of 2011.
AHIP lobbied on a provisions regarding medical loss ratios, medical liability reforms, Medicare Advantage issues, long-term care insurance reforms and other issues.
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