Anthem-Cigna Merger Information
Commissioner Jones held a hearing on March 29th, 2016 at the Department's San Francisco offices to elicit testimony and comments regarding the possible implications of the proposed merger between Anthem, Inc. and Cigna Corporation. Please see this Updated Hearing Notice dated March 25, 2016.
Interested parties and members of the general public gave testimony at the hearing. The live webcast can be replayed on CDI's YouTube Channel. Download a transcript of the proceedings..
- California Department of Insurance Anthem-Cigna Merger Recommendation
- Letter to the U.S. Department of Justice
Following this link to view Commissioner Jones' June 16th news conference regarding the Anthem-Cigna Merger.
Related Documents
- Expert testimony from Brent D. Fulton, Richard M. Scheffler and Daniel R. Arnold
- Statement of the American Medical Association and the California Medical Association March 29, 2016
- American Medical Association: Markets Where an Anthem-Cigna Merger Warrants Antitrust Scrutiny with accompanying press release September 8, 2015
- California Medical Association: Metropolitan Statistical Area Merger Map
- California Medical Association: Survey Shows Strong Physician Opposition to Health Insurer Market Consolidation, March 28, 2016
- Dr. Leemore Dafny, testimony before Senate Committee on the Judiciary, September 22, 2015
- Dr. Leemore Dafny, Paying a Premium on Your Premium? Consolidation in the US Health Insurance Industry, 102 Am. Econ. Rev. 1161-1185 (Apr. 2012)
Letters from Organizations and Officials
- David Balto, Coalition to Protect Patient Choice and Consumer Action, March 29, 2016
- Anthony Wright, Health Access California, March 25, 2016
- Elizabeth Imholz, Consumers Union, March 23, 2016
- Orson Aguilar/Anthony Galace, Greenlining Institute, March 25, 2016
- Carmen Balber, Consumer Watchdog, March 28, 2016
- Andrew Patterson, Autism Business Association, March 31, 2016
- Megan Allred, California Dental Association, April 1, 2016
- Christopher Powers, California Physical Therapy Association, March 29, 2016
- Donald Crane, California Association of Physician Groups, December 14, 2015
- June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant, March 28, 2016
- Jay Shery, California Chiropractic Association, March 31, 2016
- Donald Nielsen, California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, March 25, 2016
- Carmela Castellano-Garcia, California Primary Care Association, March 24, 2016
- Kevin Stein, California Reinvestment Coalition, March 25, 2016
- Jeremy van Haselen, DaVita HealthCare Partners, March 25, 2016
- David Lansky, Pacific Business Group on Health, March 25, 2016
- Cesar Diaz, State Building and Constructions Trades Council of California, April 1, 2016
- California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, April 1, 2016
- Linda Nguy, Western Center of Law and Poverty, March 31, 2016
