Description: this article provides an overview of coverage and claim trends for managed care medical excess of loss insurance and reinsurance programs. it addresses features such as deductible, maximum benefit, inside limits , comprehensive versus non- comprehensive , and claims by diagnosis for commercial , Medicare and Medicaid risk. It also reviews cost containment support programs for catastrophic claims .

Description: Provider Excess is an insurance coverage offered to health care provider organizations that have a capitation agreement with a manged care organization. From Reinsurance Section News, November 2007, Issue No. 61.