Dems Hope to Strip Insurers of Anti-Trust Exemption

From the Twittering fingers of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.):

Leahy, Schumer and I will announce today @ 11:30am ET that we will strip the health ins industry of its exemption from antritrust laws

Dems vs. Insurance Industry, Round II

Health insurance companies, for decades exempt from federal anti-trust laws, are exploiting that privilege to churn profits at the expense of patients, a number of Senate Democrats charged Wednesday. The lawmakers — including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — want to repeal the exemption as part of broader efforts More…