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• Healthcare Policy Expert: FTC Could Put Insurers' Drug Middlemen On A Diet | 7.18.2022

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• Johnson & Johnson Sues Benefits Company for Allegedly Overusing Drug Cost Assistance Program | 5.5.2022

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• J&J sues company over alleged abuse of its cost assistance program | 5.5.2022

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• J&J Sues Drug-Benefit Middleman Over Use of Drug-Cost Assistance Program | 5.4.2022

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• Driving Persistence Among Patients Affected by Copay Accumulators

         With Patient-Centric Support | 10.18.2020

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• A new battle between insurers and big pharma is costing sick people thousands | 2.13.20

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• Drug Rebate Walls Should Be Dismantled by the FTC's Antitrust Arm | 12.4.2018

 

• CVS Creates New Health Care Giant As $69 Billion Merger With Aetna Officially Closes | 11.28.2018

 

• The Monopolization of America | 11.25.2018

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• Axios Deep Dive on Drug Prices | 11.19.2018

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• House Election Results: Democrats Take Control | 11.6.2018

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• Trump Proposes to Lower Drug Prices Basing Them on Other Countries' Costs | New York Times 10.25.18

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• CVS Health and Aetna $69 Billion Merger Is Approved With Conditions | New York Times 10.10.2018

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• FTC, FDA Team Up to Fight Drug Monopolies, High Prices | Bloomberg Law 8.3.18    

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• The Right Prescription for Reforming PBMs in California | Huffington Post 5.30.17

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• FTC Wins Appeal in Pennsylvania Hospital Merger Case | Source on Health Care 9.28.16

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• Walgreens, Rite Aid Push Out Deadline to Close $9.4 Billion Merger |  Wall Street Journal 10.20.16

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• Lawmakers demand answers on leukemia drug price hikes  |  Modern Healthcare 10.20.16

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• FTC Supports Mylan’s Bid for Rehearing in Doryx Case |Bloomberg 10.21.16

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• AAI urges court to reconsider dismissal of Mylan product-hopping case |Reuters 10.21.16

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• It looks as though there's only one thing big drug companies are afraid of |Business Insider 10.18.16

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• UnitedHealth Earnings: Three Things to Watch | 10.17.16

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• Drug pricing system broken: Where do we go from here? | 9.16

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• Competition, Generics Not Always Limiting Drug Costs | 9.23.16

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• Ask the right questions even when there are no easy answers | 9.22.16

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• NCPA Champions Bill to Boost Medicare Transparency, Ban Retroactive "DIR Fees" | 9.8.16

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• Prime and Walgreens Alliance May Impact Specialty Drug Costs | 9.1.16

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• Here’s How a $50 Drug Ends Up Costing You $700 in

        America’s Healthcare System  | Business Insider 10.20.16

 

• Sorry, Patients: We Won't Fill Your Prescriptions Here   | Huffington Post 9.19.16

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• Pharmacy shutdowns: Independent businesses being swallowed up by falling reimbursements | 9.25.

 

• Did Aetna Need Merger to Stay In Health Insurance Exchanges? | HealthPayer Intelligence 8.24.16

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• Smoking Gun? Aetna Threatened to Quit Obamacare If the Government

        Blocked Its Humana Merger | Los Angeles Times 8.17.16

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• Aetna CEO to Justice Department: Block Our Deal and We'll Drop Out of Obamacare | NPR 8.17.16

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• Aetna CEO Threatened Obamacare Pullout If Feds Opposed Humana Merger | Huffington Post 8.17.16

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• Anthem/Cigna Merger Under the Gun With Antitrust Ruling

        Expected In January 2017 | Healthcare Dive 8.15.16

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• Will Divestitures Preserve the Health Insurance Mergers? | HealthPayer Intelligence 8.8.16

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• Anthem Says Cigna Deal At Risk Without Quick Merger Ruling | Bloomberg 8.4.16

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• Aetna to Sell Medicare Plans and May Exit Obamacare | Forbes 8.2.16

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• Analysts: Aetna-Humana Deal Still Probable, Anthem-Cigna Deal Unlikely | Hartfort Courant 8.1.16

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• Why DOJ is Denying Anthem a Speedy Trial Over Cigna Merger | Healthcare Dive 8.1.16

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• When Big Insurance Companies Merge, Who Benefits? | Hartford Courant 7.29.16

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• In Answer to DOJ Lawsuit, Anthem Argues Cigna Deal Would

         Boost ACA Exchanges | Modern Healthcare 7.27.16

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• A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Feds' Case Against Aetna-Humana | Insider Louisville 7.26.16

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• What's Bad For Health Insurers May Be Good For Consumers | CBS News 7.25.16

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• Aetna, Humana Map Legal Strategy to Salvage Merger | Business Insider 7.21.16

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• Department of Justice Moves to Block Health Insurance Mergers | HealthPayer Intelligence 7.21.16

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• U.S. Files Suits Seeking to Block Insurer Deals | Wall Street Journal 7.21.16

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• U.S. Sues to Block Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana Mergers | New York Times 7.21.16

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• Aetna, Anthem Mega-Deals Appear Headed For Trouble | Modern Healthcare 7.19.16

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• Justice Department Will Seek To Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers | New York Times 7.19.16

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• Justice Department to Challenge Two Health-Insurance Mergers | Wall Street Journal 7.19.16

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• U.S. Said to Be Readying Suits Against Anthem, Aetna Insurer Deals | Bloomberg 7.19.16

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• Medicare Plans May Be More Competitive Than the DOJ Thinks--Here's Why It Matters | CNBC 7.17.16

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• Government Transparency: Governor Malloy Appointee Accused of Violating Law in Cigna-Anthem Merger Review | International Business Times 7.15.16

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• Top U.S. Health Official Highlights Need for Insurer Competition | Bloomberg 7.15.16

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• The Health Insurance Mergers May Harm Consumer Interests | HealthPayer Intelligence 7.14.16

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• New York Said to Conditionally Approve Aetna Deal for Humana | Bloomberg 7.11.16

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• WellCare, Centene Make Offers for Aetna Assets | Concord Monitor 7.11.16

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• Investors Doubt Proposed Deals By Aetna and Anthem | New York Times 7.8.16

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• Big Insurers Defend $34 Billion Merger | Wall Street Journal 7.8.16

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• State: Anthem Slow to Give Information on Cigna Merger | Concord Monitor 7.8.16

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• State Attorney General Raises Concerns Over Anthem-Cigna Deal | Hartford Courant 7.8.16

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• DOJ Sees Continued Opposition to Health Insurance Mergers | HealthPayer Intelligence 7.6.16

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• Aetna Set to Divest Assets to Smooth Way for Humana Merger | Fierce Healthcare 7.5.16

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• Government Transparency: Secret Records and Lack of Hearings Raises Concerns in Merger Review | International Business Times 7.5.16

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• Anthem-Cigna Meltdown Might Spark Deals for Smaller Health Plans | Bloomberg 7.1.16

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• Even if Regulators Derail Anthem-Cigna, Critics Stepping Up Attacks | Forbes 7.1.16

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• Activists Question State Review of Proposed Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna Deals | Hartford Courant 6.29.16

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• Merger Opponents Ask DOJ to Block Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna Deals | The Connecticut Mirror 6.29.16

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• Anthem Said to Face Skepticism That Cigna Deal Can Be Fixed | Bloomberg 6.29.16

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• Anthem Says Deal To Buy Cigna Still On Track | Hartford Courant 6.28.16

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• Anthem May Be About to Dump Its Merger With Cigna | Forbes 6.28.16

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• Cigna-Anthem Merger: Gov. Malloy's Insurance Regulator Told Ethics Officials She Was Not Involved In Cigna Issues, Even As Her Agency Was | International Business Times 6.27.16

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• Health Insurance Mega-Merger Could Be Dead Soon | New York Post 6.27.16

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• Opposition Increases to Aetna, Anthem Health Insurance Mergers | HealthPayer Intelligence 6.27.16

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• Humana, Aetna Extend Merger Deadline | Louisville Business Journal 6.24.16 

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• Aetna Wants Judge to Review Action Against Missouri's Action Against Humana Merger | St. Louis Post-Dispatch 6.23.16

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• Senate Democrats Ask DOJ To Block Health Insurer Mergers | Business Insurance 6.22.16

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• Anthem's Proposed Cigna Purchase Opposed | New Hampshire Union Leader 6.22.16

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• Major Health Insurance Mergers May Leave Consumers "Worse Off" | HealthPayer Intelligence 6.21.16

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• Cigna-Anthem Deal: Governor Malloy's Administration Offered Cigna Help in Lead-Up To Merger Review | International Business Times 6.21.16

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• Aetna-Humana Merger Gets California Regulator's Approval | Los Angeles Times 6.20.16

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• Hurdles Mount For Anthem-Cigna Merger | USA Today 6.20.16

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• Antitrust Regulators Concerned About An Anthem-Cigna Merger | Wall Street Journal 6.19.16

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• Cigna-Anthem Merger: California Insurance Regulators Call On Justice Department to Block Insurance Mega-Merger | International Business Times 6.16.16

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• Justice Official Voices Concerns Over Mergers Between Major Competitors | Wall Street Journal 6.16.16

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• California Blasts Anthem-Cigna Merger, Calls On Feds to Block It | Modern Healthcare 6.16.16

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• California Insurance Commissioner Urges Feds to Block $54 Billion Anthem-Cigna Deal | Kaiser Health News 6.16.16

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• Ethics Panel To Rule If Wade Has Conflict in Anthem-Cigna Merger | The Connecticut Mirror 6.16.16

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• Anthem and Cigna Boost Spending On Lobbying As Lawmakers Review Merger | International Business Times 6.16.16

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• Increased Opposition Plagues Pending Health Insurance Mega-Mergers | Insurance Business America 6.16.16

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• Cigna-Anthem Deal: Connecticut Ethics Officials To Vote On Conflict-Of-Interest Controversy | International Business Times 6.14.16 

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• Cigna-Anthem Deal: Connecticut Gov. Malloy Signs Secrecy Bill That Could Shield Insurance Information From Public Release | International Business Times 6.13.16

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• Obamacare Architect Kathleen Sebelius Questions Proposed Healthcare Insurance Mergers | International Business Times 6.10.16

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• Cigna-Anthem Deal: Democratic and Republican Lawmakers Demand Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy's Regulator Be Removed From Controversial Merger Review | International Business Times 6.10.16

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• Indiana, Florida Approve Anthem, Aetna Health Insurance Mergers | HealthPayerIntelligence 6.10.16

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• Connecticut Rejects Requests for Records About Anthem-Cigna Merger | International Business Times 6.7.16

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• Consumer Groups Want Transparency During Final Review of Aetna-Humana Deal | St. Louis Post-Dispatch 6.7.16

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• Major Health Insurers Seek Sharply Higher Rates in Connecticut | The Connecticut Mirror 6.6.16

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• Pharmacy Benefit Managers Reap Rewards from Fed's Lack of Drug Company Regulations | The Street 6.6.16

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• Connecticut Groups Call For Dan Malloy to Remove Insurance Regulator in Anthem-Cigna Merger | International Business Times 6.3.16

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• Consumer Groups Continue to Raise the Alarm On Health Insurance Mergers | WNPR 6.3.16

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• Insurers In Delaware Exchange Seek Steep Rate Increases | Washington Post 6.2.16

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• Health Insurance Mega-Deals Aren't Winning Over Large Employers | Business Insurance 6.1.16

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• Poll: Most Colorado Voters Not Aware of Health Insurance Mergers | Denver Post 5.31.16

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• Will Cigna and Anthem Merge? How Health Insurance Companies Pump Money Into Politics | International Business Times 6.1.16

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• How State Policymakers Impact the Health Insurance Mergers | HealthPayerIntelligence 5.31.16

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• Cigna Deal Wins Approval From Anthem's Home State | Business Insurance 5.26.16

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• Aetna-Humana Merger Blocked In Missouri As US Justice Department Draws Closer To Considering The Deal | International Business Times 5.26.16

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• Connecticut Signs Off On Aetna-Humana Merger, But Other Hurdles Remain | Connecticut Mirror 5.25.16

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• SCC Scrutinzes Planned Anthem-Cigna Merger At Hearing | Georgia Health News 5.25.16

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• Missouri Insurance Regulator to Bar Certain Aetna-Humana Plans | St. Louis Post-Dispatch 5.25.16

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• Some Rates in Georgia Insurance Exchange Could Soar In 2017 | Georgia Health News 5.23.16

 

• Health Insurer Deals Face Market Review That Felled Past Tie-Ups | Bloomberg 5.23.16

 

• Cigna's Disclosure Signals Trouble Ahead For Insurer Mergers | FierceHealthPayer 5.16.16

 

• Why Aetna's Staying On Obamacare Exchanges, Even As Its Competitors Bail | Louisville Business Journal 5.12.16

 

• Advocates Call For  Greater Transparency In Planned Anthem-Cigna Merger | Richmond Times-Dispatch 5.7.16

 

• Coalition Calls on Pam Bondi to 'Vigorously Investigate' Health Insurance Mergers | Florida Politics 5.6.16

 

• Cigna Says Acqusition by Anthem May Not Happen This Year | Bloomberg 5.6.16

 

• Humana May Exit Public Health Exchanges In Some States | Business Insurance 5.4.16

 

• Anthem Blue Cross Fined for Poor Handling of Consumer Grievances | California Heathline 5.3.16

 

• AHA16: Experts Say Insurer Mergers Bad For Providers, Consumers | FierceHealthPayer 5.3.16

 

• Guild Warns Pair Of Insurance Company Mergers Could Harm Patient Care | Denver Post 4.28.16

 

• Insurance Commissioner Puts Aetna and Humana in Hot Seat Over Merger Deal | California Healthline 4.28.16

 

• How UnitedHealthcare's Exit from Obamacare Exchanges Will Impact Consumers | The Daily Signal 4.26.16

 

• Aetna's Proposed $37 Billion Health Merger Under Microscope | San Francisco Chronicle 4.25.16

 

• California Senate Committe Will Hear Measure to Protect Consumers In Health Care Mergers | Health Access California 4.20.16

 

• UnitedHealth to Exit Most Obamacare Exchanges | Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal 4.19.16

 

• Here's What Health Insurance Consolidation Could Mean For Your Premiums | Forbes 4.15.16

 

• State Document Hints At Downside to Insurance Mergers in Georgia | Georgia Health News 4.13.16

 

• Aetna Hires Tom Daschle, Other Former Government Officials, As Feds Consider Its Merger With Humana | International Business Times 4.11.16

 

• California Insurance Commission to Weigh In on Anthem's $54 Billion Acquision of Cigna | Healthcare Finance 4.7.16

 

• Executives Can't Explain How Consumers Benefit From Anthem-Cigna Merger | Capitol Watchdog 3.31.16

 

• Aetna, Humana Assure State Regulators Merger Won't Harm Competition | Wisconsin Business.com 3.30.16

 

• Healthcare Payer Mergers: Pros & Cons | Healthcare Dive 3.30.16

 

• Merger of Aetna, Humana Not 'Anti-Competitive' for Health Insurance in New Hampshire, State Says | Concord Monitor 3.30.16 

 

• Anthem-Cigna Merger Proposal Takes A Grilling | California Healthline 3.29.16 

 

• California Insurance Commissioner Wary of Anthem-Cigna Merger | Law360 3.29.16 

 

• Local Dem Lawmakers Concerned About Aetna-Humana Deal | Wixx 101 3.28.16 

 

• Big Insurance Deal Under Scrutiny in California | California Healthline 3.28.16

 

• Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor Asked To Hold Hearings on Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana Mergers | Plunderbund 3.24.16

 

• Health Insurance "Mega-Merger" Raises Concerns for Wisconsinites | Wort 89.8 FM Community Radio 3.24.16

 

• Centene Clears Big Antitrust Hurdles As Aetna and Anthem Sweat | Forbes 3.24.16

 

• Coalition Wants More Transparency On Insurance Mergers | Connecticut Post 3.23.16

 

• Proposed Aetna-Humana Merger Under Antitrust Regulatory Fire | Healthcare Dive 3.21.16

 

• Plan Member Satisfaction Reduced In Less Competitive Markets | HealthPayer Intelligence 3.18.16

 

• Merger Foes Brief Hill Staffers | Politico Pulse 3.17.16

 

• Antitrust Chief: Aetna-Humana Proposal Demands Tough Scrutiny | Insider Louisville 3.16.16

 

• Breaking Good? The Arc of Antitrust Policy in the Health Sector | Health Affairs Blog 3.15.16

 

• Physician Groups, AMA Press Florida to Refuse Aetna/Humana Deal | Healthcare Dive 3.15.16

 

• A Glimpse Into the DOJ's Review of Health Insurance Mega-Mergers | FierceHealthPayer 3.13.16

 

• Aetna-Humana Merger: CEO Would Take Homes $40 Million If Deal Is Approved | International Business Times 3.13.16

 

• Aetna/Humana is Cause for Concern for Medicare Advantage Market, Analysis Says | The Hill 3.9.16

 

• Feds Fine Humana $3.1 Million for Medicare Violations | Insider Louisville 3.9.16

 

• What CEOS Really Think About the Dizzying Pace of Dealmaking | Modern Healthcare 3.7.16

 

• State Regulator Cites Price, Access As Top Concerns in Proposed Anthem-Cigna Merger | California Healthline 3.7.16

 

• Hospitals Fear Cigna-Anthem Clout in Blue Cross Network | Forbes 3.2.16

 

• AHA Urges DOJ to Challenge Anthem-Cigna Merger | Healthcare Dive 3.2.16

 

• No Evidence That Insurance Market Consolidation Leads to Greater Innovation | Health Affairs Blog 2.24.16

 

• Dubious Health Care Merger Justifications: The Sumo Wrestler and 'Government Made Me Do It' Defenses | Health Affairs Blog 2.24.16

 

• Aetna Wins Important Florida Approval, but Humana Battle Is Far From Over | Modern Healthcare 2.17.16

 

• Florida Approves Humana Sale to Aetna, No Divestiture of Enrollees | Miami Herald 2.15.16

 

• Watchdog Groups Criticize State Official Over Aetna-Humana Decision | Insider Louisville 2.12.16

 

• Aetna-Humana Deal Under Federal Scrutiny | Bidness ETC 2.12.16

 

• Will A California Regulator Halt the Centene-HealthNet Deal? | California Healthline 1.29.16

 

• Center for American Progress: Aetna-Humana Deal Will Drive Up Costs for Seniors | Becker's Hospital Review 1.22.16

 

• California Regulators Are Urged To Scrutinze Health Insurance Mega-Mergers | Los Angeles Times 1.11.16

 

• FTC Signals Aggressive Stance on Healthcare Mergers | Forbes 12.19.15

 

• Pull reigns on Aetna and Anthem deals, nine groups urge state | myPalmBeachPost 12.17.15

 

• Groups Urge Florida To Reject Health Insurance Mergers | Law360 12.17.15

 

• Private Health Insurance: Concentration of Enrollees among Individual, Small Group, and Large Group Insurers from 2010 through 2013 | U.S. Government Accountability Office 12.1.14

 

• Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act | Bloomberg 11.30.15

 

• Insurance commissioners vital in investigating current flood of health insurance mergers | The Hill 11.20.15

 

• Editorial: How Mergers Damage the Economy | The New York Times 10.31.15

 

• Health Care Companies in Merger Frenzy | The New York Times 10.29.15

 

• Hillary Clinton Critical of Health Insurance Mega-Mergers | CBS News 10.21.15

 

• Bigger is Not Going to Be Better | Forbes 9.28.15

 

• The Risks of Health Insurance Company Mergers | The Harvard Business Review 9.14.15

 

• Editorial: Regulators Need to Scrutinize Health Insurance Mergers | The New York Times 9.14.15

 

• House Hearing on Insurers' Mergers Exposes Health Care Industry Divide | The New York Times 9.10.15

 

• Examining Implications of Health Insurance Mergers | Health Affairs Blog 7.16.15

 

• Health Mergers Could Cut Consumer Options | The Wall Street Journal 6.21.15