Pelosi has blunt words for health-insurance companies
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told insurance companies yesterday that new fees, less regulatory protections, and possible competition from the government could result from health-care overhaul. She also mentioned the Judiciary Committee will be reviewing the McCarran-Ferguson Act. The McCarran-Ferguson Act gives the industry antitrust exemption that has protected the industry since 1945 and allows states to regulate insurance without federal interference.
IRRC Notices – Updated June 20, 2008
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PA Regulatory Process
In 1982, the Regulatory Review Act was passed establishing the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC). The IRRC reviews all regulations that the Commonwealth agencies propose for promulgation, except those of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
State agencies are required all to publish an agenda of regulations under development or consideration [...]