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Congress Restores Application of Federal Antitrust Laws to Health Insurers

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On December 23, 2020, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020, which includes a provision that would repeal the limited federal antitrust immunity currently granted to certain health insurance business practices by the 1945 McCarran-Ferguson Act. The U.S. House of Representatives previously passed this bill on September 21, 2020, and will become law when the President signs the bill, as expected......
By: King & Spalding
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/congress-restores-application-of-4266717/

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