House votes to strip health insurance companies of antitrust exemption
By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post staff writer
Wednesday, February 24, 2010; 6:10 PM
The House voted Wednesday to strip health insurance companies of their exemption from federal antitrust laws, a Democratic measure that could resonate with public concerns about insurers but that has an uncertain future in the Senate.
The provision passed on a 406 to 19 vote, with most Republicans joining all the House Democrats in voting for the measure.
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