With the Aetna acquisition of rival Humana now in the hands of regulators, those who do surveys are filling the time between proposal and approval/denial by doing what they do best: asking folks what they think of the deal.
Aon Hewitt did a quick pulse-taking of reps of about 100 U.S. employers to see how they felt about the two giants becoming one.
Nearly half—46 percent—weren't very sanguine about the merger, reporting that they believed this high-level industry consolidation would "result in fewer health plan options for them and their employees."
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
