Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 17, 2011)
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide 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.
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.
Prohibits class action lawsuits on any claim against an insurer for a violation of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, except suits by: (1) the United States or any state, or (2) named individual claimants for their particular injuries.
What just happenedJun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 17, 2011
- Jun 1, 2011CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Over-Criminalization Task Force Subcommittee - Mar 17, 2011IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 17, 2011IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2011IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House