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HR 5838 112th Congress House

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012

Official title: To prohibit anti-competitive activities and to provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to the antitrust law… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit anti-competitive activities and to provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to the antitrust laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
Health Competition and antitrustHealth care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
May 18, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 5, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012 - Prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit issuers of health or medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing health insurance coverage or coverage of medical malpractice claims or actions.

Amends such Act to provide that nothing in it 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6389 Related bill Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012
  • S 3473 Related bill Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5838: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5838/
MLA
"H.R. 5838: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5838/.
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H.R. 5838, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5838/.
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