NU Online News Service, Jan.7, 3:40 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON–House Democrats are insisting that final health care delivery reform legislation include a provision repealing the antitrust exemption afforded to healthcare and medical liability insurers.

In the draft of a letter that supporters of such a provision plan to circulate to all House Democrats, the members said that in the absence of a "public option" repealing the antitrust exemption is one obvious cost-cutting incentive tool.

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