US HB99 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-02 - 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]

Summary

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2015 Prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit health insurance or medical malpractice insurance issuers to engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with providing health insurance or medical malpractice coverage. Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in it modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. Applies prohibitions of unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.

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Title

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2015

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-02HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2015-01-06HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-01-06HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB2462 (Related) 2015-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
HB3682 (Related) 2016-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

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