Congress Considers Revoking Health Insurance Industry's Exemption from Antitrust Laws

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous | Oct. 20, 2009 (Interview)

Democrats say the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 has granted the insurance industry a captive market with no curbs on price fixing and other anti-competitive practices. Last week the Justice Department’s top antitrust regulator, Christine Varney, voiced support for a repeal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are also backing a repeal, and New York Senator Charles Schumer has called for including it as part of the healthcare ... Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Health
Topics: U.S. Economy, Health Care
Stats Help
# Tweets: 0 (as of 2009-10-20)
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Oct 20, 2009 - 4:54 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Richard Riehl (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 20, 2009 - 10:26 PM PDT
Related Comments: Health Care (8)

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Richard Riehl
2.8
 by Richard Riehl - Oct. 22, 2009

The basic facts were there, but they're given a leftwing spin.

See Full Review » (18 answers)
Derek Hawkins
2.7
 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 20, 2009
Derek posted this story.
See Full Review » (9 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

2.7

not enough reviews
from 2 reviews (34% confidence)
Quality
2.8
Facts
4.0
Fairness
2.0
Information
3.0
Insight
2.5
Style
3.0
Accuracy
3.0
Balance
2.0
Context
2.0
Depth
3.0
Enterprise
2.0
Expertise
2.5
Originality
2.0
Relevance
4.0
Transparency
3.0
Responsibility
3.0
Popularity
2.6
Recommendation
2.5
Credibility
3.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!