While many other big insurers are distancing themselves from Obamacare, Cigna is doubling down.
The Connecticut-based company announced Tuesday that it is planning to offer plans in at least three new markets in 2017: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; and Chicago.
It's not clear whether Cigna's decision was shaped by the U.S. Department of Justice's move last week to block its proposed acquisition by rival insurer, Anthem. Cigna has signaled that it may not be interested in going through with the proposed merger in the face of legal action by the federal government.
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