NEW AMA STUDY FINDS ANTI-COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS EXIST IN 4 OF 5 U.S. HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS

Heath insurer mergers deserve a critical lookCHICAGO - Oct. 25, 2011 - A new analysis from the American Medical Association (AMA) notes that four out of five metropolitan areas in the United States lack a competitive commercial health insurance market.“New data presented by the AMA demonstrates the degree of anti-competitive market clout that some health insurers have gained through mergers and acquisitions,” said AMA President Peter W. Carmel, M.D. “Our new report is intended to help regulators, lawmakers, researchers and policymakers identify markets where mergers among health insurers