CRS - Limiting McCarran-Ferguson Act's antitrust exemption for the "Business of Insurance": Impact on health insurers and issuers of medical malpractice insurance

Narrowing or eliminating the 1945 McCarran-Ferguson Act’s antitrust exemption for the “business of insurance” has been pursued for many years in many Congresses. In the 111th Congress, there are at least three measures—two stand-alone bills, and a provision in the House health care reform bill.