US Congress House Bill 911 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to declare 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, including the business of dental insurance. Specifically excludes from the business of health (and dental) insurance covered by this Act the business of life insurance (including annuities) or of property or casualty insurance, including but not limited to: (1) accident only, or disability income insurance only, or any combination of them; (2) liability insurance, including supplemental insurance, general liability insurance, and automobile liability insurance; (3) workers' compensation or similar insurance; (4) automobile medical payment insurance; (5) credit-only insurance; (6) insurance coverage for on-site medical clinics; (7) other similar insurance coverage, specified in regulations, under which benefits for medical care are secondary or incidental to other insurance benefits; (8) insurance for long-term care, nursing home care, home health care, community-based care, or any combination of them; (9) insurance coverage only for a specified disease or illness offered as independent, noncoordinated benefits; and (10) hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance offered as independent, noncoordinated benefits. 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.

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2013

Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2013-02-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB743 (Related) 2013-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
HB99 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
HB344 (Related) 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/911/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr911/BILLS-113hr911ih.pdf