It's safe to say that the medical loss ratio provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are among the least favored facets of the law, at least by benefit brokers. 

This summer, a bipartisan bill that would separate broker compensation from the MLR rules in the legislation won plenty of praise from brokers and agents who have argued that the law's provision is threatening their livelihood.

The Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act — H.R. 2328 — was introduced by Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and John Barrow, D-Ga.

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