Judge blocks insurer mega merger

Published January 23, 2017 5:10pm ET



A federal judge has blocked a potential merger between insurance giants Aetna and Humana because of antitrust concerns.

The judge blocked the potential deal because it was anticompetitive, according to published reports. Healthcare experts expect another insurer merger, between Anthem and Cigna, to be blocked as well.

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