UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. AETNA INC. et al

  1. December 13, 2016

    ACA's Shaky Future Looms Over Aetna-Humana Merger Trial

    The uncertain fate of the Affordable Care Act emerged Tuesday at the center of an antitrust trial in D.C. federal court involving Aetna Inc.'s proposed $37 billion merger with Humana Inc., as Humana's CEO testified in apparent support of Aetna's decision to pull out of several health care exchanges set up by the ACA.

  2. December 12, 2016

    Aetna Execs Say ACA Flight Not Spurred By Humana Merger

    Top Aetna Inc. executives on Monday denied that the health insurer's decision to withdraw from various Affordable Care Act exchanges is meant to evade antitrust scrutiny surrounding its $37 billion merger with Humana Inc., testifying in D.C. federal court that the individual health plan markets are simply too risky a venture.

  3. December 09, 2016

    Aetna-Humana Divestiture Plan Falls Short, DOJ Expert Says

    A health care expert hired by the U.S. Department of Justice criticized Aetna Inc.'s plan to sell off part of its private Medicare business to remedy anticompetitive concerns about its planned $37 billion merger with Humana Inc., testifying in D.C. federal court Friday that the company buying the assets lacks the experience and resources to be a viable competitor.

  4. December 06, 2016

    Aetna, Humana Execs Try To Undermine DOJ Antitrust Case

    Executives for Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. testified during an antitrust trial in D.C. federal court Tuesday that traditional Medicare serves as stiff competition to their Medicare Advantage insurance products, attempting to undercut the government's claim that a $37 billion Aetna-Humana merger would slash competition.

  5. December 05, 2016

    Aetna-Humana Deal Harms Seniors, DOJ Says At Trial Start

    The Department of Justice warned a D.C. federal court that a proposed $37 billion merger between Aetna and Humana would eliminate competition in the private Medicare market and raise premiums for seniors during the opening of an antitrust trial on Monday.

  6. December 01, 2016

    Aetna-Humana Merger Trial Will Hinge On Market Contours

    Starting Monday, Aetna and Humana will face off in court with the U.S. Department of Justice over their proposed $37 billion merger, and the crucial question of how to define the markets that could be affected by the transaction will be front and center in the fight.

  7. October 20, 2016

    Aetna-Humana Row Survives ACA Exchange Exits, DOJ Says

    With trial nearing, competition officials urged a D.C. federal judge on Thursday not to toss allegations the Aetna-Humana merger would stifle competition in Affordable Care Act markets after the companies pulled out of several exchanges, likening such dismissal to closing the blinds on an otherwise functioning factory.

  8. October 11, 2016

    DOJ Blames Merger Trial Discovery Woes On Aetna, Humana

    Prosecutors only fell behind in getting Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. documents and data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services because the merging insurers asked for a wide array of documents on an "extraordinary accelerated" discovery timeline, the U.S. Department of Justice told a D.C. federal court Saturday, urging it to deny sanctions.

  9. October 04, 2016

    Aetna, Humana Request Sanctions Over Blocked CMS Docs

    Federal prosecutors challenging Aetna's proposed $37 billion Humana buy should be sanctioned for allegedly missing an Aug. 26 discovery deadline and classifying about 1 million documents from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as privileged without any attorneys actually reviewing them, the insurers told a D.C. federal court Tuesday.

  10. September 15, 2016

    UnitedHealth Says Aetna Doesn't Need Bid Info In Merger Row

    UnitedHealth Group Inc. asked a District of Columbia court Thursday to quash a subpoena for its Medicare Advantage bidding information as part of the Aetna-Humana merger suit, saying the information is sensitive and unnecessary to the suit