HR 1943
112th Congress
House
Health
Competition and antitrust
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation
Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act
Introduced: May 23, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
May 23, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act - Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance.
Applies prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
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