HR-99 : Still Just a Bill

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013 - Prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit health insurance issuers or issuers of 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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-01-25CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.House committee actions
2013-01-03IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
2013-01-03IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

John Conyers, Jr. [D] (MI-13)
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Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Insurance industry and regulation

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