A few days ago, this blog discussed the wave of consolidation among health insurers. The two main deals discussed in the business press are Anthem’s bid for CIGNA and the likely takeover of Humana by a bigger insurer which wants to beef up its Medicare Advantage and/or Medicaid managed care business.
While this consolidation plays out, the policy world was surprised to see the largest insurer, UnitedHealth Group (UNH), pull out of AHIP, the health plans’ trade association. Both parties soft-pedalled the exit of the association’s largest member.
Read the entire entry at NCPA's Health Policy Blog.
Research and commentary from a former senior executive in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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