January 23, 2017 health insurance, Uncategorized.
A federal judge's ruling Monday that blocks Aetna's proposed $37 billion merger with Humana drew praise from opponents who said it would give the combined firm too much power in places such as South Florida.
Aetna is reviewing the opinion and will consider an appeal, spokesman T.J. Crawford said.
The companies argued they could become more efficient by combining and passing on some of the savings to consumers.
Crawford said Aetna does not comment on profitability in individual states.