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The Health Care Price Relief Act would create a committee to set health care reimbursements for providers in the private-insurance market serving employers and individuals.

Two federal appeals courts previously held that prior pay alone cannot be considered as an exemption to equal pay laws.

The funds were recovered from prevention and enforcement actions against individuals and organizations engaged in alleged fraud against Medicare and Medicaid and other government programs.

The law would also allow insurers to stop paying commissions for individual coverage sold during an ACA special enrollment period.

The plaintiff states will divide the settlement funds. California, Connecticut, New York, Georgia and the District of Columbia were among the states that challenged the proposed $54 billion tie-up.

UnitedHealth is betting that controlling many doctors can provide patients better care at a lower cost.