NU Online News Service, March 21 10:15 a.m. EDT

An amendment to House legislation that would repeal the McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption for health insurers has been ruled in order for floor debate.

But the amendment was modified to ensure that it would only cover health insurance and could not be interpreted by a court as possibly repealing the exemption from antitrust laws provided to life and property and casualty insurers.

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