Client Alert

| November 4, 2009

Insurance Antitrust Exemption Repeal Effort Broadens in House Health Reform Bill

Massive health care reform legislation that would include repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act's federal antitrust exemption is being readied for consideration on the House floor.

This repeal would apply to health and medical malpractice insurance. The bill also contains a change to the Federal Trade Commission Act that would affect the entire insurance industry. These changes would apply even to insurance not offered for profit.

For more information, please contact your Dewey & LeBoeuf relationship partner, or one of the following:

L. Charles Landgraf

+1 202 346 8067

David S. Turetsky

+1 202 346 8077

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