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California Insurance Commission to weigh in on Anthem’s $54 billion acquisition of Cigna

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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/california-insurance-commission-weighing-54-billion-anthemcigna-merger

Commission approved $6.3 billion Centene/Health Net merger in March, paving way for deal to close

Major Employers Decry Sutter Health’s Tactics In Dispute Over Prices

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Major Employers Decry Sutter Health’s Tactics In Dispute Over Prices

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Sutter Health, long accused of abusing its market power in California, is squaring off against major U.S. employers in a closely watched legal fight over health care competition and high prices.

The unintended consequences of healthcare system integration

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http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/2016/03/31/title_156?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokv63MdO%2FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GScZiMa%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

Market Power

Group Health approves acquisition by Kaiser Permanente

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http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/group-health-approves-acquisition-by-kaiser/

Market Power

Voting members of Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative agreed Saturday to join with California-based Kaiser Permanente, an agreement that allows a review of the $1.8 billion deal to go forward.

We’re Still Not Talking About Health Care’s ‘Elephant in the Room’

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http://www.californiahealthline.org/road-to-reform/2015/were-still-not-talking-about-health-cares-elephant-in-the-room

Provider Consolidation

Clear Health Costs: Insurers’ Payments Vary More than Hospital Charges

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http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/53402?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-09-05&eun=g885344d0r

Money Physician

‘No cost basis for the difference,’ says former hospital CEO