claim: "baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
author: americans united for change
evidence_1: antitrust lawsuits are usually only directed at the largest, most dominant  corporations in the nation, so small business owners rarely need to worry about  entanglements ... federal antitrust exemptions have been extended to the  insurance industry since 1954, although insurers may be regulated by state laws  that prohibit ...
evidence_2: feb 24, 2010 ... "this is just barking up the wrong tree for health insurance," said scott harrington , a professor of health care management at the wharton school at the university  of ... insurers are among a handful of industries, including major league baseball , that have a special exemption from federal antitrust laws.
evidence_3: oct 22, 2009 ... only two industries get an antitrust exemption; health insurance and baseball.  americans united for change. loading... unsubscribe from americans united  for ... public employee unions are also exempt from antitrust laws.﻿. read more.  show less. reply 1. cancel. autoplay when autoplay is enabled, ...
evidence_4: jul 19, 2002 ... how did america's pastime get an antitrust exemption? ... and just like every  other time baseball has been in turmoil recently, sportswriters and politicians are  making noises about revoking the sport's antitrust exemption. ... yet it had in  effect rendered major league baseball exempt from antitrust law.
evidence_5: jan 24, 2017 ... the mccarran-ferguson act of 1945 exempts the health insurance industry from  federal antitrust laws that promote fair competition. bolstered by the affordable  care act (aca), ... the only other industry exempt from antitrust laws is major  league baseball. the health insurance industry fair competition act ...