NU Online News Service, Jan. 25, 3:29 p.m. EST

With health care reform legislation now stalled in Congress, actuaries asked lawmakers not to push forward with the measure if it removes the antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurers.

The American Academy of Actuaries said the legislative efforts to strip away the antitrust exemption for medical professional liability insurers "could preclude data collection and aggregation across companies, limiting competition, and potentially increasing premiums."

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