President Barack Obama minced no words in his weekly radio and Internet address Oct. 17, saying the Congress’ review of the anti-trust exemption granted to insurance companies is appropriate because they are standing in the way of health care reform.

Patrick Leahy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, has introduced a bill that would eliminate the federal antitrust exemption given to health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies as a means of cutting costs.