CSMS Applauds Federal Judge’s Decision to Block Aetna-Humana Merger
For immediate release January 23, 2017(North Haven, CT) – Connecticut State Medical Society President Jeffrey Gordon, MD and CSMS EVP/CEO Matthew Katz have issued the following statement in response to today’s US District Court ruling:The Connecticut State Medical Society strongly supports the ruling made by US District Judge John D. Bates against the proposed $37B merger between Aetna and Humana.Since late 2015, CSMS has expressed serious concerns about the proposed Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna “mega-mergers,” and the potential negative effects of those mergers on physicians, patients, and insurance markets.CSMS has been working here in Connecticut with the Universal Healthcare Foundation of …