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Health Update - February 2017

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/22/2017

Securing the Safety Net for America's Vulnerable Populations - Editor's Note: America's population is aging rapidly. By 2029, 75 million baby boomers will have reached age 65 and older, and older adults will represent...more

"DOJ Continues Streak of Successful Merger Challenges With Blocked Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna Deals"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/14/2017

In a continuation of recent Department of Justice (DOJ) successes challenging mergers, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently enjoined two more proposed mergers brought and litigated under the Obama...more

Aetna and Humana Go to Battle With Regulators Over Multi-Billion Dollar Merger

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 12/6/2016

The trial over Aetna and Humana's $37 billion proposed merger kicked off today in a Washington, D.C. federal court. At issue is whether the companies' merger would substantially lessen competition in the market for...more

Health Insurance Merger Challenges: Of Antitrust and the Affordable Care Act

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 7/27/2016

The Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states last week sued to halt two health insurance mergers, each worth billions of dollars. The challenged deals are Anthem’s planned merger with Cigna and...more

Health Insurers Announce Merger Plans; Congress Announces Intention to Review

Baker Donelson on 9/2/2015

In the last few months, several of the largest commercial health insurers in the nation have announced their intentions to merge. First, Aetna (currently the nation’s third largest health insurer by revenue) announced its...more

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