Wednesday, February 8, 2017

U.S. court blocks Anthem-Cigna merger, dealing blow to consolidation

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U.S. court blocks Anthem-Cigna merger, dealing blow to consolidation

The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe U.S. Justice Department sued in July to stop Anthem's purchase of Cigna, a deal that would have created the largest U.S. health insurer by membership, and Aetna Inc's planned $33 billion acquisition of Humana . The merger would have worsened an already highly concentrated market and is likely to raise prices, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said while issuing the ruling against Anthem's deal.


Kennedy family members active in politics

FILE- In this March 16, 1938 file photo, Joseph P. Kennedy, second from right, the new United States Ambassador to London, is shown as he welcomed the "first section" of his family - Mrs. Rose Kennedy, third from right, and five of their nine children - at Plymouth on their arrival in England. From left are Kathleen, Ambassador Kennedy, Mrs. Rose Kennedy, Patricia, Jean, Bobby. Teddy is in front. Joseph P. Kennedy was a financier and served as an ambassador to Great Britain under President Franklin Roosevelt. He was father to one U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, and two U.S. senators, Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and Edward Kennedy. He died in 1969 at age 81. (AP Photo, File)By announcing his bid for Illinois governor in 2018, Chris Kennedy joins a long list of politically influential family members. Here are some other Kennedy relatives who are or have been involved in public service:


Senate roll vote on Jeff Sessions for attorney general
The 52-47 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be attorney general.

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