Well, as long as I'm talking petitions today, here's another one worthy of consideration: the insurance anti-trust exemption that the industry has enjoyed since 1945. This online petition is from Senator Pat Leahy of Vermont and urges the Senate to follow the House of Representatives action in bringing this out of control industry under anti-trust regulation.
America's health insurance companies have had a pretty sweet deal for decades.
They can pick and choose their customers and deny coverage to anyone with any sort of pre-existing condition -- even acne. They can get away with dropping your coverage when you get sick.
And since 1945 they have been exempt from the antitrust regulations that apply to nearly every other industry, rules that protect consumers from anti-competitive business practices
like price-fixing.
That's why I just sent a letter to my Senators, supporting the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, which will eliminate the outdated insurance industry antitrust exemption, and force health insurance companies to compete fairly -- like virtually every other business in America.
Please join me by sending a letter to your Senators as well: click here
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