Court proceedings begin in Anthem-Cigna mega-merger lawsuit On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and a bipartisan group of state attorneys started court proceedings to block the $48 billion mega-merger between Anthem and Cigna. The merger, if allowed to proceed, would reduce competition and increase health plan market power, compromising patients’ access to care and negatively impacting the quality and affordability of health care across the country. “The California Medical Association has opposed the Anthem-Cigna mega-merger since day one because it will hurt patients and increase health care costs,” said California Medical Association (CMA) President Ruth E. ... November 28, 2016 General, Managed Care Anthem, Cigna, Mega-mergers 0 0 Comment Read More »
California physicians oppose health plan mega-mergers, citing reduced access to affordable high-quality health care SACRAMENTO — Eighty-five percent of California’s physicians are opposed to the merger of health insurance giants Anthem and Cigna, according to a new analysis released by the California Medical Association (CMA) on Monday. The CMA survey, conducted in collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA), sought to gauge California physicians’ perspective on the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers, as well as gather insight into the tactics undertaken by insurance companies’ in their negotiations with physicians. “California’s doctors could not be more clear: these mergers are bad for patients and bad for ... March 31, 2016 Managed Care Cigna, Mergers, Anthem 0 0 Comment Read More »
