Hillary Clinton Voices Her Concerns about Merger Mania in Healthcare

Hillary Clinton Voices Her Concerns about Merger Mania in Healthcare

Hillary Clinton is raising criticism on proposed mergers of the nation’s largest healthcare companies. The deals between Anthem and Cigna and between Aetna and Humana are still under review by the Department of Justice for the next year or so. Clinton has serious concerns about the pending mergers saying that customers would not benefit in any way, at least not in the way that these companies have said that they would.

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Strategy is Key to Surviving Insurance Consolidation

Strategy is Key to Surviving Insurance Consolidation

Hospitals must rethink their mission and strategy due to escalating health costs, insurer consolidation, ACA implementation and increased price sensitivity by employers and consumers. Operating margins are diminishing and pressure to keep premiums down is increasing. Therefore, increased enrollment is simply necessary stay in business and consequently the commercial insurance market is shrinking.

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