Here’s what you should know.
1. Cigna appealed a federal judge’s ruling against its potential merger with Anthem.
2. The DOJ’s brief reaffirms its position from the antitrust trial that the merger would hamper U.S. markets.
3. Anthem presented a plan showing the merger’s impact on medical costs. The DOJ said the projected savings from Anthem’s medical cost savings plan are “purely aspirational and cannot justify the proposed merger.”
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