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Obamacare’s fruit: Insurers merge, premiums rise

By Timothy P. Carney
Published July 6, 2015 5:26pm ET
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Obamacare’s fruit: Insurers merge, premiums rise
Aetna and Humana, two insurance giants, announced Friday they plan to merge "in the wake of the federal Affordable Care Act and other changes in the healthcare industry." (AP photos) | Ed Reinke

It was a big weekend for Obamacare news:

Aetna and Humana, two insurance giants, announced Friday they plan to merge “in the wake of the federal Affordable Care Act and other changes in the healthcare industry.”

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