Cigna, Humana in Talks To Combine, Reports WSJ
Cigna has been looking to sell its Medicare Advantage business, perhaps as a way to fend off antitrust objection to the deal.
Cigna and Humana are negotiations about a deal that would combine two of the largest private U.S. health insurers, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
“The companies are discussing at stock-and-cash dela that could be finalized by the end of the year,” the newspaper reported in an article posted at 12:05 p.m.
Several media outlets have reported that Cigna has been looking to sell its Medicare Advantage (MA) business, a move that might help fend off antitrust roadblocks to the combination.
According to KFF (formerly known as the Kaiser Family Foundation), Cigna has a relatively small slice of the growing MA market with 600,000 MA enrollees that account for 2% of the Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in MA plans. Humana, with 5.5 million MA enrollees has 18% of the market and is the second largest MA insurer after UnitedHealthcare.
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