Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Break Up Health Care Conglomerates

Sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, the Warren–Hawley bill would prohibit single-party ownership of multiple health care entities.

An emergency sign directs patients to the emergency room at the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center hospital in San Diego on April 17, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Break Up Big Medicine Act on Feb. 9 to break up large health care conglomerates.

The law would forbid any parent company from owning a mix of health insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, drug wholesalers, medical providers, or related management organizations.