Politico: Shumer to seek revoke of health industry antitrust exemption

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BULLETIN — POLITICO’s Carrie Budoff Brown: This morning, Sen. Schumer is going to say, in light of the insurance industry report warning premiums will rise under reform, that Dems should push to revoke the health insurance industry's antitrust exemption as a floor amendment. This will be at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where Majority Leader Harry Reid is also testifying." 10 a.m., Dirksen 226, “Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anticompetitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry

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