A bill to strip medical malpractice and health insurers of their limited federal antitrust immunity passed a key House committee last week, although an amendment grants "safe harbors" for joint compilation of historic loss data.
A similar effort to remove the antitrust exemption is underway in the U.S. Senate, where there has been no indication of any safe harbor protections being added.
The House Judiciary Committee voted 20-9 to report out its bill–H.R. 3596. Three Republicans supported the move. It is likely to be added to the health care reform legislation being worked on by three other House committees when a final bill comes to the House floor next month.
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