Sep
08
Doctors’ Association Sees Harm in Insurance Mergers
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The American Medical Association said the mergers of Anthem and Cigna and Aetna and Humana would reduce competition. CreditAaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images
WASHINGTON — Doctors and hospitals are stepping up their criticism of proposed health insurance company mergers.
In a new study to be released on Tuesday, the American Medical Association says that most insurance markets in the United States are dominated by a few companies and would become even more concentrated with a plan by Anthem to acquire Cigna and a proposal by Aetna to buyHumana…
