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: Physician LawHouse Quietly Repeals Insurance Anti-trust Exemption
By Todd Rodriguez
In what should be welcome news for physicians, yesterday the House of Representatives quietly passed a bill which would repeal a long-standing exemption for insurance companies from federal anti-trust laws. The exemption left anti-trust enforcement against insurance companies in the hands of the states. If the Senate approves the legislation, health and malpractice insurance companies will be subject to federal prosecution for anti-trust violations. Read more about the bill here.
Full post as published by Physician Law on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).
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