Core and Group Health

We've just finished a study involving 300 senior health-care executives, along with top investors in the field. It's clear they see big changes in the years ahead, driven largely by pricing pressure across the industry.

Anthem has said it would pursue deals and buybacks as its 'Plan B' if the Cigna transaction didnt go through.

'People insure their homes, their cars, their health, but too often they dont consider the importance of insuring their paycheck,' says Jim McGovern, senior vice president of employee benefits at OneAmerica.

Did Cigna undermine the Anthem merger agreement?

The CEO of Aetna has broached the topic of single-payer insurance, saying the nation should have that 'debate.'

Insurance startup Clover Health competes against Anthem, Aetna and others, but its true focus is on mining patient medical data.