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Support Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Since 1945, health insurance companies have been exempt from the antitrust regulations that apply to nearly every other industry. It's time for the insurance industry to play by the same, good-competition rules as nearly all others in America.
As part of our broader health care reform effort, I just introduced legislation in the Senate to eliminate the outdated insurance industry antitrust exemption, and force health insurance companies to compete fairly. Please email your legislators today to support this important legislation. Thank you for taking action.
Dear [ Decision Maker ] , The McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 exempts health insurance companies from the antitrust regulations that apply to nearly every other industry, rules that protect consumers from anti-competitive business practices like price-fixing. Passing health care reform with an effective public option is one key way to promote competition in the health insurance marketplace, but we must also eliminate this unjustified and unnecessary antitrust exemption currently enjoyed by insurance giants. That's why I urge to support the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, S. 1681 and H.R. 3596. This legislation, which has been introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy in the Senate and Rep. John Conyers in the House, will eliminate the outdated insurance industry antitrust exemption, and force health insurance companies to compete fairly -- like virtually every other business in America. Thank you for supporting S. 1681 and H.R. 3596.
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