S 1525
109th Congress
Senate
Law
Antitrust law
Commerce
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Insurance companies
Insurance premiums
Liability insurance
Medical malpractice
Price fixing
Restrictive trade practices
Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2005
Introduced: July 28, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2006
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-557.
Jul 28, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 28, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9290-9292)
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2005 - Provides that: (1) nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall be construed to permit commercial insurers to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing medical malpractice insurance; and (2) such provision shall not apply to the information gathering and rate setting activities of any state insurance commissions or any other state regulatory body with authority to set insurance rates.
What's happening now
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-557.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1