The following were among this week’s most-viewed payer issues stories on Becker’s Hospital Review.
1. Aetna and Humana scrap merger, Aetna to pay $1B breakup fee
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana mutually terminated their $37 billion merger agreement following a U.S. District Court’s decision to block the proposed deal over antitrust concerns.
2. Cigna ends merger agreement, sues Anthem for $14.85B
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna moved to terminate its merger agreement with Indianapolis-based Anthem and filed a lawsuit against the insurer for roughly $14.85 billion.
3. Aetna CEO: There will be markets with no coverage in 2018
Speaking at a Wall Street Journal conference, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said the ACA exchanges are “in a death spiral.”
4. CMS proposes rules to stabilize the individual marketplace for 2018
CMS issued proposed regulations Wednesday to stabilize the individual and small group health insurance markets.
5. Humana to exit ACA exchanges for 2018
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will no longer provide individual products through the ACA exchanges, effective Jan. 1, 2018. The insurer cited an unbalanced risk pool as the reason for its departure.
More articles on payer issues:
Anthem BCBS expands coverage to 24 counties in Wisconsin
Aetna-Humana deal scrapped, BCBS of North Carolina CEO retires, Cigna blocked from ending Anthem merger & more — 10 payer highlights
Molina Healthcare loses $91M in Q4, mulls ACA exchange exit