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US: At least 12 states join fed review of Humana deal

By  |  January 14, 2016

More than a dozen state attorneys general have joined the US Justice Department’s investigation of the proposed acquisitions of Humana by Aetna and of Anthem’s bid for Cigna Corp., according to Reuters.

Florida, Iowa, Tennessee and Connecticut are among the states that have signed on with federal regulators to scrutinize the impact of the deals, the news service reported. Kentucky isn’t one of them.

Attorney General Andy Beshear’s spokesman responded to questions by releasing a statement saying that the office “…is committed to enforcing our state’s competition laws in a manner that protects Kentucky consumers. At this time, the office is not participating in the federal review.”

Humana spokesman Tom Noland said in an email that the company would not comment. Aetna, based in Hartford, Conn., released a statement saying that “we are confident that our transaction will receive a fair, thorough and fact-based review from the Department of Justice and the states.”

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