Cigna and Humana may again be on the verge of a megadeal that could transform the healthcare business landscape, raising questions about the effects of consolidation in the health insurance and pharmacy benefit manager sectors. The two healthcare conglomerates reportedly weighed a merger last year but pulled back after failing to agree on a price. Talks have resumed, according to Bloomberg News. The potential merger partners are superficially similar: Cigna and Humana sell health insurance, offer pharmacy services and provide direct care, facts that are likely to provoke antitrust objections from federal regulators. But when examining those lines of business in the companies’ most recent annual reports, key differences emerge.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/cigna-humana-deal-antitrust-medicare-advantage