Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Examines Aetna-Humana Merger
Yesterday, on March 30, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) held a hearing on the proposed merger of health...
A Vital California Spotlight: the Anthem-Cigna Hearing
Justice Louis Brandeis once observed that "sunlight is the best disinfectant." That is certainly true when it comes to regulatory action....
United Hospital Fund Report Examines Merger Impact on New York's Health Insurance Market
Recently, the proposed mergers of Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana have attracted attention and criticism from legislatures, antitrust...
Health Plan Member Satisfaction is Reduced In Less Competitive Markets
Advocates of the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana health insurance mergers argue that, in the long run, the acquisitions will...
Broad Coalition of Consumer Groups and Union Submits Comments on Aetna-Humana Merger to Wisconsin In
A sweeping coalition of consumer groups and unions submitted comments to Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Ted Nickel concerning the...
Coalition to Protect Patient Choice Holds Capitol Hill Briefing on Health Insurance Mergers
On March 16, the Coalition to Protect Patient Choice (CPPC) held a briefing on Capitol Hill regarding the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana...
DOJ Offers Insight Into Review of Proposed Mega-Mergers
Last week, the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Rights held a hearing on the enforcement of antitrust laws....
Divestitures Will Not Maintain Competition in Medicare Advantage
Divestitures have been increasingly criticized for being ineffective and failing to restore markets to their pre-merger condition....
Study Finds No Evidence That Health Insurance Consolidation Leads To Greater Innovation
Over the past several months consumer advocates, legislators, health care providers, and antitrust regulators have been increasingly...
