The official announcement of an effort by Anthem Inc. to acquire Cigna Corp. has heated up discussions about whether the insurers can actually complete such a big deal and what it will mean for employees, consumers, health care providers, patients, and benefits advisors.
Anthem, the holder of the Blue Cross, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield, licenses for many regions, has proposed paying $54 billion in stock and cash for Cigna in a deal that would link companies with a total of 53 million major plan enrollees, 89,000 employees, and direct or indirect contractual relationships with most U.S. providers that accept insurance.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
