After Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna sued to terminate its $54 billion merger agreement with Indianapolis-based Anthem, a Connecticut judge ruled in favor of Anthem in a counter suit on Feb. 15, 2017, Bloomberg reports.
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Many healthcare executives are pausing preparations for CMS' Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 as the industry awaits the Trump administration's healthcare plans, healthcare informatics reports.
President Donald Trump's pick to oversee CMS Seema Verma is facing regulatory questions over possible conflicts of interest, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Indianapolis-based Anthem filed a lawsuit to block Broomfield, Conn.-based Cigna from terminating its proposed $54 billion merger agreement, Reuters reports.
A California state report suggests 36 of the state's payers provided regulators with inaccurate often overlapping physician lists, Kaiser Health News reports.
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Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna is terminating its proposed merger agreement with Indianapolis-based Anthem.
Despite town halls erupting with people voicing concern over the ACA repeal, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) told reporters these protests will not deter Republicans from repealing and replacing the health law, The Hill reports.
In a mutual decision, Aetna and Humana opted to end their merger agreement after Judge John Bates of the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the Department of Justice and blocked the deal.
A poll from Morning Consult claims a third of all Americans believe the ACA and Obamacare are different policies, The New York Times reports.
The nation's policy makers are debating the best course of action for the ACA, leaving many payers unsure of how to proceed. Kaiser Health News reports this uncertainty may likely cause many payers to increase their rates to avoid major…