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S 350 116th Congress Senate Health Competition and antitrust Dental care Health care costs and insurance Insurance industry and regulation

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019

Introduced: February 6, 2019 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2019
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Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019

This bill declares that nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance, including the business of dental insurance. This declaration does not apply to a contract, combination, or conspiracy to (1) collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data; (2) determine a loss development factor for historical loss data; (3) perform actuarial services if the collaboration does not involve a restraint of trade; or (4) develop or disseminate a standard insurance policy form if adherence to the form is not required.

Prohibitions against unfair methods of competition apply to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.

What's happening now February 6, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1332 Related bill Fair Care Act of 2019
  • S 4796 Related bill Fair Care Act of 2020
  • HR 8527 Related bill Fair Care Act of 2020
  • HR 1418 Identical bill Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 29, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 10, 2020
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Nov 19, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Nov 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 350: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-350/
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"S. 350: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-350/.
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S. 350, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-350/.
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