The bubble of activity among the five big healthcare payers continued this week when Cigna rejected Anthem's latest takeover bid. Talks of mergers and acquisitions in healthcare continue to permeate in the industry, but according to Jonathan Bush, cofounder and…
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UnitedHealth Group is severing its relationship with America's Health Insurance Plans, the health insurance industry's largest trade group, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Salem Health (Ore.) and United Healthcare have renewed their contract, according to a Statesman Journal article.
Cigna has rejected Anthem's latest takeover bid, according to The New York Times.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based St. Vincent's HealthCare and Florida Blue have yet to reach a deal to keep St. Vincent's in the Florida Blue network, even thought their contract has nearly expired, according to The Florida Times-Union.
Recent merger frenzy talks involving five of the nation's largest health insurers have become a cause of concern for many in the healthcare industry.
Here are 125 things to know about Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Humana — five leading health insurers in the U.S.
Aetna's roots go back to the 1850s, when Aetna Insurance Company organized an annuity fund to sell life insurance. Since then, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna has become one of the nation's largest insurance companies, providing insurance to roughly 46 million people.
Activity is bubbling in the healthcare payer market, as rumors of acquisitions are surfacing. One of those payers, among the big five key companies, is UnitedHealthcare.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna was formed through the combination of INA Corporation and Connecticut General Corporation in 1982. The company has since evolved into one of the "big five" health insurers in the U.S.