degette.house.gov - 10/29/2009
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WASHINGTON – As health insurance premiums continue to skyrocket, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today joined her colleagues in the House of Representatives to introduce legislation eliminating a federal antitrust exemption for health insurance ...
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Rep. Diana DeGette: Tearing Down the Barriers to Competition
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... To protect consumers from such unfair practices, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and I introduced The Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act. This measure would repeal the insurance industry's immunity in instances of price fixing, bid rigging, and market allocation by health or medical malpractice insurance issuers. These potentially egregious violations should not be permitted to occur in any industry, and the federal government should be given the power to protect the public from harmful behavior that drives up prices. President Obama ...
Tearing down the barriers to competition (Rep. Diana DeGette)
Congress Blog —
Congress is on the brink of passing legislation that will truly reform the health insurance market. Reform will improve competition and rein in rising costs, while providing millions of uninsured Americans with access to high quality health care. Competition is the crux of the debate - the lack of competition in the market has hurt consumers, and has contributed to rapidly escalating health care costs. Every year, health care premiums consume a larger portion of Americans household budgets. ...
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Rep. Diana DeGette: Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose
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Move To Dump Insurers From Antitrust Exemption Gains
themoderatevoice.com 10/21/2009 — The House Judiciary Committee Wednesday voted 20-9 to remove federal antitrust exemptions the health insurance industry has enjoyed since the 1940s. Majority leader Harry Reid said a companion bill will be voted on soon in the Senate.
Finally the Democrats in Congress have showed some spunk. ...
End the Antitrust Exemption, but Don't Leave Out Competition
dailykos.com 10/17/2009 — It is unfathomable that the health industry is the only one in this nation besides major league baseball that is exempt from antitrust laws. Bravo to the Senate Judiciary Committee on its smart political timing to use this to ratchet up pressure on ...
Dems eye insurance industry's antitrust protection
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news.yahoo.com 10/21/2009 — AP - Top Senate Democrats intend to try to strip the health insurance industry of its exemption from federal antitrust laws as part of the debate over health care, according to congressional officials, the latest evidence of a deepening struggle ...
House Vote On Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption Coming
huffingtonpost.com 10/17/2009 — The battle against the health insurance industry is steadily intensifying. House Democrats have formally scheduled a vote to revoke the industry's cherished anti-trust protection, according to a statement from Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers ...
Reid Punts On Insurance Industry Anti-Trust Exemption
huffingtonpost.com 10/30/2009 — Senate negotiators have decided not to include a provision revoking the insurance industry's anti-trust exemption in the bill leadership sends to the floor, said a Democratic aide close to the merger talks. Instead, the measure will be offered as an ...
Rich face 5.4 percent tax under House health bill —
Reuters: Politics 10/29/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives' healthcare bill released on Thursday raises most revenue by taxing individuals making $500,000 or more, but also tightens rules for corporate accounting and takes aim at foreign companies ...
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