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May 11, 2017
Article
New England Journal of Medicine

Good Riddance to Big Insurance Mergers

By: Leemore S. Dafny

Format:Print

Abstract

Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions halting mergers of four of the five largest U.S. health insurers. These decisions provide more precedent to support challenges of mergers between competitors in health care markets—whether payers or providers.

Keywords

Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Insurance Industry

Citation

Dafny, Leemore S. "Good Riddance to Big Insurance Mergers." New England Journal of Medicine 376, no. 19 (May 11, 2017): 1804–1806.

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