It’s not just the federal government that wants a say in two proposed mega-mergers in the health care industry.
Fifteen state attorneys general are joining a federal probe into Aetna’s plans to buy Humana and Anthem’s plans to acquire Cigna.
Sources have told Reuters that authorities from Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Iowa are investigating the mergers, which have both been approved by shareholders but are still awaiting approval from federal regulators. Reuters couldn’t track down the other 10 states involved.
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