Few stories in the healthcare industry have gotten as much national attention recently as news that four of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. are merging into two. If the two proposed transactions receive regulatory approval, Aetna and Anthem…
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The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
This July, President Obama will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid and the Older Americans Act at the White House Conference on Aging.
Health insurer Cigna reported net income of $588 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, up from net income of $573 million for the same period a year ago.
Health insurer Humana reported consolidated revenues, including investment income, of $13.7 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, up 12.4 percent from $12.2 billion in the same period a year ago.
Health insurer Anthem reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.
The "Big Five" health insurers could soon become the "Big Three" if the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers are granted regulatory approval. The merger mania among health insurers is evoking concern among many industry experts that consolidation could negatively affect…
Blue Cross Blue Shield plans may be feeling apprehensive following Anthem's purchase of Cigna, according to a Forbes report.
The American Medical Association issued a statement Friday reporting the negative consequences of large health insurance mergers and calling on federal and state regulators to more closely examine recently proposed mergers.
Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana has been hit with an investor class-action lawsuit seeking to block the company from being acquired by Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, according to a Law360 report.