Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 2, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2462 | Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act | Related bill | Jun 16, 2015 |
| HR 3682 | Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
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