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Anthem proposes to buy rival insurer Cigna for $47 billion
By Tara LachapelleThe proposed offer is for $184 a share, about 31 percent of which would be paid in Anthem shares and the rest in cash.
June 19, 2015
5 Oregon insurers under orders to raise their ratesRegulators say insurers collected $703 million in 2014 individual premiums and lost $127 million.
June 19, 2015
5 Oregon insurers under orders to raise their ratesRegulators say insurers collected $703 million in 2014 individual premiums and lost $127 million.
June 19, 2015
Repealing Obamacare Would Cost $353 Billion Over Next DecadeThe new CBO estimate comes as the Supreme Court is expected to decide on an important Affordable Care Act-related case.
June 19, 2015
CBO: Repealing PPACA would cost $353 billion over next decadeThe agency came up with that estimate under a new, GOP-approved director.
June 19, 2015
CBO: Repealing PPACA would cost $353 billion over next decadeThe agency came up with that estimate under a new, GOP-approved director.
June 19, 2015
Feds: "We’ll send some PPACA lifeboat money in December"Issuers are supposed to get reinsurance data they need for a key filing due July 31 on June 30.
June 19, 2015
Feds limit PPACA exchange plan menu overhaulsInsurers that change too much may have to stay off the exchange for five years, officials say.