H.R.3596 - Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers. as introduced.
  • Short: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 as reported to house.

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11/2/2009--Reported to House amended. Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Declares that nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall be construed to permit health insurance issuers or issuers of medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bi
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11/2/2009--Reported to House amended. Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Declares that nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall be construed to permit health insurance issuers or issuers of medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with providing health insurance coverage or coverage for medical malpractice claims or actions. Provides that this Act shall not apply to:
(1) making a contract or engaging in a combination or conspiracy to collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data, to determine a loss development factor applicable to historical loss data, or to perform actuarial services if such contract, combination, or conspiracy does not involve a restraint of trade; or
(2) any information gathering and rate setting activities of any state commission of insurance or any other state regulatory entity with authority to set insurance rates.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.3596

  • American Bar Association
  • American Dental Association
  • American Hospital Association
  • Automotive Service Association
  • Center for American Progress
  • Center for Justice and Democracy
  • ...and 4 more. See all.

Organizations Opposing H.R.3596

  • American Academy of Actuaries
  • American Health Insurance Plans
  • Physician Insurers Association of America
  • Professional Insurance Agents
  • Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
  • California Orthopedic Association
  • ...and 1 more. See all.
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10/12/09
Antitrust Exemption of Health Insurers Imperiled?

Witnesses before the panel testified regarding HR 3596, “The Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009.” Ilene Gotts, a partner at the law ...

Source: Financial-Planning.com
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10/12/09
House consider limited repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act

The purpose of HR 3596 and S. 1681 is to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot legally engage in price ...

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10/08/09
RE: H.R.3596

Witnesses before the panel testified regarding HR 3596, “The Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009.” Ilene Gotts, a partner at the law ...

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12/05/10
Antitrust Enforcers to Help Doctors and Hospitals with Transition ...

... New Healthcare Law Requires Financial Disclosures By Referring Physicians · A Window into Washington: Report on Hearings for S. 1681 and H.R. 3596, Proposed Legislation to End Health Insurers' Antitrust Exemption ...

Source: Healthcare Law Blog
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11/06/10
Insurance Center | Blog | Nadler Rejects Antitrust Exemptions for ...

October 21, 2009 During a House Judiciary Committee markup on HR, 3596, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, Rep. Nadler explains how insurance monopolies are bad for health care in America. He argued that antitrust ...

Source: Insurance Center | Site Wide Activity
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09/06/10
Walk Me Through The Legislative Health Care Reform, How Can I Use ...

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