Aetna buys Humana for $37B


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Healthcare-insurance firm Aetna announced a $37 billion agreement Friday to acquire smaller rival Humana in a deal that continues the rapid consolidation in the U.S. healthcare industry.

In the first six months of the year, a record $296 billion in deals have been agreed in the industry, according to Dealogic, a research firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions.

Aetna will pay approximately $230 a share for the Humana, which is the U.S.'s second-largest provider of private Medicare insurance

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Healthcare-insurance firm Aetna announced a $37 billion agreement Friday to acquire smaller rival Humana in a deal that continues the rapid consolidation in the U.S. healthcare industry.

In the first six months of the year, a record $296 billion in deals have been agreed in the industry, according to Dealogic, a research firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions.

Aetna will pay approximately $230 a share for the Humana, which is the U.S.'s second-largest provider of private Medicare insurance

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The inevitable result of the really bad Obamacare laws that have limited access and made healthcare MORE expensive, contrary to the fairy tale the Left sold it on 

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The inevitable result of the really bad Obamacare laws that have limited access and made healthcare MORE expensive, contrary to the fairy tale the Left sold it on 

 

It has nothing to do with the left, if the left had its way then you guys would have 'medicare for all' but to get the 'blue dog democrats' fonboard along with some Republicans the Democratic leadership decided to compromise by resuscitating an insurance idea that the Republicans and heritage foundation were cool with in the 1980's.

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It has nothing to do with the left, if the left had its way then you guys would have 'medicare for all' but to get the 'blue dog democrats' fonboard along with some Republicans the Democratic leadership decided to compromise by resuscitating an insurance idea that the Republicans and heritage foundation were cool with in the 1980's.

 

Nice try but Obamacare is a Democrat construct, possibly with some pieces that MAY have made sense in the 80's but not now

 

Obamacare unlike the horrible bailouts is completely Democrat created issue 

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I work for a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana, it's crazy all the consolidation going on, merely two years ago we were bought by Humana, now Humana is bought by Aetna itself, I have to admit I'm a little nervous about this.

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Nice try but Obamacare is a Democrat construct, possibly with some pieces that MAY have made sense in the 80's but not now

 

Obamacare unlike the horrible bailouts is completely Democrat created issue 

 

Because free healthcare for all is a terrible idea. Should be left in the dark ages, who would want such a fair society.

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Because free healthcare for all is a terrible idea. Should be left in the dark ages, who would want such a fair society.

Health care is a good idea, but the version we call Obamacare is a horrible implementation with contradictory language, 3 different sections with the same name, several parts which have already had to be repealed (repeals signed by Obama) and much, much more work to be done.

It's a mess by any standard.

And it is all Democrat owned since Obama had the a large majority in the House and a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

What the Blue Dog Dems got only amounted to extra delays in implementation in their states, just enough to get them past the 2012 election cycle without the villagers going for their torches & pitchforks.

Of course by 2014 people like us stated feeling the pain of its added costs and the Dems took a world class beating; losing more searts in the House, the Senate, a ton of Governorships and hundreds of state legislators.

Provisions on the law allowed employers to dump employees into the exchanges or reduce their coverage, and it's costing us almost $4000 this year.

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###### I have Aetna hope the damn rates don't go up!!!!! Or Imma switch to the state's coverage or raise holy hell!!!

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###### I have Aetna hope the damn rates don't go up!!!!! Or Imma switch to the state's coverage or raise holy hell!!!

 

This won't have any effect on the already coming increases, next increase will hurt more than the one we got this year, and at least the one after will be worse than the coming one 

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Ugh.. sounds like a good time to bail... -_- ugh I hate this switching companies constantly with house/car/health insurance... beyond old when I've gone thru 7 companies in 5 years!!!! 

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Ugh.. sounds like a good time to bail... -_- ugh I hate this switching companies constantly with house/car/health insurance... beyond old when I've gone thru 7 companies in 5 years!!!! 

 

May not matter, ALL insurance premiums are going up across the board 

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Free health care for all sounds like a wonderful idea, but someone has to pay for it. Nothing in this world is truly free.

 

Anyway, from what I understand countries with free health care also have nice long waiting lists. Hope people don't die while waiting.

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I have to fight for Aetna to cover female stuff... last pap smear the gyno wanted to bill me 1300 bucks and I fought it and I still had 50 dollar co-pay :( wtf do I pay them 320/mo for??? 

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I have to fight for Aetna to cover female stuff... last pap smear the gyno wanted to bill me 1300 bucks and I fought it and I still had 50 dollar co-pay :( wtf do I pay them 320/mo for??? 

 

Could have sworn Obamacare "fixed" that and made it covered? 

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I have to fight for Aetna to cover female stuff... last pap smear the gyno wanted to bill me 1300 bucks and I fought it and I still had 50 dollar co-pay :( wtf do I pay them 320/mo for??? 

 

Welcome to the world of healthcare for working people where you pay a premium and on the side you have the co-pay. Looks to me that the premium monthly payment is not enough and a fine for every visit is a must.

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Could have sworn Obamacare "fixed" that and made it covered? 

 

yah right... it's worse now :( 2 providers ago female visits were cheaper but ER visits higher priced. -_-

 

Welcome to the world of healthcare for working people where you pay a premium and on the side you have the co-pay. Looks to me that the premium monthly payment is not enough and a fine for every visit is a must.

 

IKR... 

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Great.....

 

Premimums only went up 8% 3 years ago

                                        13% 2 years ago

                                        17% 1 year ago

                                         12% next month

 

This cost savings each year is wonderful

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it's a ton if you make less than 1200/mo like I do :( 

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The inevitable result of the really bad Obamacare laws that have limited access and made healthcare MORE expensive, contrary to the fairy tale the Left sold it on 

 

Maybe you as a country should get off your high and retarded completely capitalistic horse and look at how European countries do it?

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Maybe you as a country should get off your high and retarded completely capitalistic horse and look at how European countries do it?

 

We're already reaching EU levels of bad service, only a matter of time, we just pay moire for the "privilege" 

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