Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Consumer Groups Seek Transparency In Missouri Review Of Aetna-Humana Merger
Missouri was the first state to take regulatory action against the merger of insurance giants Aetna and Humana, but consumer advocates are petitioning the state鈥檚 top insurance regulator to go even further. A handful of advocacy groups, both national and local, are calling on John Huff, the director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, to conduct the final step of the review process out in the open. (Liss, 6/6)
Some of Connecticut鈥檚 major health insurers are seeking rate increases far beyond medical inflation, including an average increase of 26.8 percent for the individual plans offered by the state鈥檚 biggest insurer, Anthem Health Plans, according to filings made public Monday. (Pazniokas, 6/6)
As HealthSpan winds down its business, MetroHealth and Medical Mutual Insurance of Ohio are picking up the pieces to create a new insurance product they say will cut premium costs by 15 percent. The product, dubbed CLECare, seeks to achieve those savings by offering employers, and their covered employees, a tailored network of providers to deliver most health care needs. (Ross, 6/6)
