Washington

House Democrats are planning a vote this week on legislation that would repeal exemption from federal antitrust laws under the McCarran-Ferguson Act for health and medical malpractice insurers. The bill would also give the Federal Trade Commission the authority to prepare studies and reports on the entire insurance industry.

However, given the united opposition of the insurance industry to the legislation, there is some thought that supporters of the bill will find it unlikely to win House passage and withdraw it in its present form, some industry officials caution.

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