Some Dems Ask Sebelius To Reject Lowering Of Medical Loss Ratio.

The Dallas Morning News  (12/23) reports, "On Thursday, eight Democratic US House members from Texas jumped into a fray over state insurance regulators' request for delay of a federal rule that sets medical-spending minimums for health insurers. They announced they'd written US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, asking her to reject Texas' bid to allow insurers to devote 71 percent of individuals' premiums to medical care and quality improvements this year, 74 percent next year and 77 percent in 2013," instead of the 80% that healthcare reform currently requires. The Morning News lists the House members who signed the letter.