September 06, 2016
A special master overseeing discovery in the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit challenging the merger of insurance giants Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. said Monday in-house counsel for the companies shouldn't be allowed to view confidential information from other insurers and suppliers included in the case.
August 22, 2016
Humana defended its $37 billion proposed merger with Aetna, telling a D.C. federal court Friday that a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust complaint relies on "fundamental misconceptions" about how Medicare Advantage and Affordable Care Act exchanges would be affected.
August 19, 2016
Aetna Inc. on Friday launched a counterattack against the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust challenge to its $37 billion proposed merger with Humana Inc., sharply disputing that competition in Medicare Advantage or Affordable Care Act exchanges would be harmed by the deal.
August 12, 2016
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday appointed retired Judge Richard A. Levie as special master to facilitate discovery in the federal government’s suits challenging proposed mergers between health insurers Anthem and Cigna, and Aetna and Humana, which have $54 billion and $37 billion price tags, respectively.
August 10, 2016
The judge for the Justice Department's challenge to Aetna's $37 billion deal for competing insurer Humana set trial for December on Tuesday, likely pushing the decision on the case past when Humana has the option to take a $1 billion breakup fee.
August 05, 2016
A Washington, D.C. federal judge on Friday agreed to expedite the U.S. Department of Justice's cases objecting to Anthem Inc.'s proposed $54 billion purchase of Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc.'s proposed $37 billion purchase of Humana Inc. by reassigning the former to another judge.
July 29, 2016
Anthem Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice are sparring over how quickly to start an antitrust trial regarding the insurer's $54 billion merger with Cigna, trading allegations of stonewalling and artificial deadlines.
July 21, 2016
The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit along with attorneys general from several states to challenge two planned megamergers between Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna over concerns that the tie-ups would stifle competition and innovation in the health insurance marketplace.