Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Sep. 16, 2016
Merger mayhem in health insurance
While the fate the Anthem/Cigna and Aetna/Humana mergers is uncertain, it seems likely that at least one of them will fail to close, leaving room for the other parties to settle with antitrust regulators. By John O. Chesley
The health insurance industry has undergone significant consolidation in recent years. Just five insurers - Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna, Aetna, Humana and United Healthcare - now have upward of 60 percent market share of commercial insurance in some geographic markets.
Recognizing that there was at most one large transaction remaining before the antitrust enforcement agencies would start blocking any further combination, the...
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