Big insurers are taking a break from the new — figuring out how to pay for value, rather than volume, of care — and going for the tried and true: gobbling up smaller insurers. The action thus far involves national for-profit firms, like the proposed acquisitions of Cigna by Anthem and Humana by Aetna.
The Risks of Health Insurance Company Mergers
Consolidations don’t always deliver on their potential.
September 24, 2015