A federal judge rejected a bid by Democratic state officials to temporarily block the White House from ending so-called cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act.
The characterization of the meeting between Humana's Bruce Broussard and Aetna's Mark Bertolini stands in stark contrast to the combative relationship between health insurers Anthem and Cigna.
The government argues the Aetna-Humana deal would eliminate competition between the insurers in 364 counties in 21 states and likely force seniors to pay higher premiums for Medicare Advantage.
The U.S. is challenging Anthems $48 billion takeover of Cigna, saying it will reduce competition in the national market for insurance plans sold to large companies and lead to higher prices.
A lawyer defending the governments decision to designate MetLife a company 'too big to fail,' was questioned in court. MetLife's lawsuit is the biggest challenge yet to the regulatory council led by Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew since its creation as part of the Dodd-Frank law.
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