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AP Reports on What Experts Have to Say About Repealing McCarran-Ferguson
AP business writer, Matthew Perrone, reports on what healthcare industry analysts and legal scholars say will be the outcome of repealing Mccarran-Ferguson. Take a look at some key excerpts:...
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McCarran-Ferguson and Competition
Business Week’s Esme E. Deprez questions whether repeal of McCarran-Ferguson could hurt competition. Here are a few key excerpts: “…some independent analysts question whether repealing...
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Scott Harrington on Why McCarran-Ferguson Repeal is Meaningless with Respect...
Scott Harrington, a professor from the Wharton School at UPenn, opines on competition and health insurance in the Wall Street Journal: “…there is no evidence that [health plans’] antitrust exemption...
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Bloomberg Reports That Congress is “‘Shooting blanks’ With Antitrust Threats...
A Bloomberg article reports on the ineffectiveness of repealing McCarran-Ferguson. Read some key excerpts below: “Either the people who are proposing this are really naïve about how insurance is...
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The Truth About McCarran-Ferguson
Recently, the McCarran-Ferguson Act has become the focus of the reform debate. However, there are some misconceptions about the effect repealing the McCarran-Ferguson Act would have on costs and...
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CBO’s Analysis of McCarran-Ferguson Repeal Shows No Effect
“The analysis also takes into account the provisions of section 262 of Division A regarding the application of federal antitrust laws to health insurers. CBO estimates that implementing those...
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Key Facts About McCarran-Ferguson
Information on Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Click here for a letter that was sent to Representative Conyers this morning. The letter states that “the bills attempt to remedy a problem that does not...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know: McCarran-Ferguson Act
National Association of Insurance Commissioners letter (10/21/2009): “The potential for bid rigging, price fixing and market allocation is of great concern to state insurance regulators and we share...
View ArticleWhat They Are Saying About McCarran-Ferguson
Los Angeles Times: • “Lawmakers are expected to pass a bill this week that would repeal the federal antitrust exemption that insurance companies have enjoyed since 1945 — a move that makes for little...
View ArticlePolitico digs into the unintended consequences of repealing McCarran-Ferguson
Politico reports that some policymakers are beginning to understand some of the unintended consequences that repealing McCarran-Ferguson will have. A few excerpts are below: · “But Democrats look like...
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