Judge, Citing Harm to Customers, Blocks $48 Billion Anthem-Cigna Merger

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a proposed $48 billion merger of Anthem and Cigna, derailing another effort by top health insurers to reshape the industry by combining. The ruling, by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, came two weeks after another federal judge blocked a proposed […]

Insurance Giants Join Forces to Create Healthcare Transparency

The public has been demanding healthcare transparency. Finally, three of the largest health plans have joined forces to finally shed light on claims payment data. UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Humana announced they will be working together with the Health Care Cost Institute to focus on healthcare transparency. They will create a payment database that will be available […]