Here are four key points:
1. An Aetna spokesperson did not disclose a reason for extension, but the spokesperson did say the payers’ expect to close the deal during the latter half of 2016.
2. Last week, seven U.S. senators pushed forward a request to block the merger.
3. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), one of the petition’s signers, argued the deal was anti-competitive and posed as a threat to jobs in Connecticut.
4. Sen. Blumenthal said Aetna stated it would base all off its Medicare-related operations in Kentucky, Humana’s headquarters.
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