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This photo combo shows signage for health insurers Humana Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp., and Anthem Inc. On Thursday, July 21, 2016, federal regulators sued to stop two major health insurance mergers because they say the deals will increase health care costs for Americans and lower the quality of care they get. A federal judge ruled that Aetna cannot buy Humana, siding with the government's antitrust argument. Anthem said some of the judge's findings in the Aetna case support its own arguments for why it should be allowed to buy Cigna.

Companies plot next move as health insurance mergers killed

June 6, 2018 at 12:14 a.m.

After 18 months of courtship and court cases, two massive deals that would have reshaped the U.S. health insurance industry have both been declared dead, blocked by judges who said...

A pedestrian walks past a sign for health insurer Aetna, on Aug. 19, 2014, at the company headquarters in Hartford, Conn.

Aetna starts bid to salvage Humana deal in antitrust trial

June 8, 2018 at 7:51 p.m.

Aetna Inc.'s attempt to assuage U.S. antitrust concerns over its $37 billion takeover of Humana Inc. by selling assets to a smaller company landed with a resounding thud. On Monday,...

Anthem, Cigna face off against U.S. to save $48 billion deal

June 9, 2018 at 12:04 a.m.

Anthem, Cigna and the U.S. government offered widely divergent views to a federal judge of the impact their proposed $48 billion combination will have on health-insurance markets. Justice Department lawyer...

Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) (left), confers with Sen. Lou Viverito (D-Burbank) as questions are posed to Rep. Chapin Rose (R-Charleston) during Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate in Springfield, Ill.

Blagojevich prosecutor hired in Christie bridge probe

June 17, 2018 at 6:25 p.m.

New Jersey lawmakers investigating political tricks that emanated from Governor Chris Christie's office hired as special counsel the lead prosecutor in the corruption trials of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich....

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