02.14.17

Expensive Valentine’s Day breakup: the Aetna-Humana merger is over

By Christopher Zara1 minute Read

One month after a federal judge blocked the proposed $34 billion deal on antitrust grounds, health insurance giants Aetna and Humana are calling the whole thing off. Aetna said today it will pay Humana a $1 billion breakup fee. Read the details here.

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