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February 15, 2017

Humana to Pull Out of Obamacare's Public Exchange in 2018
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And in healthcare news, Humana has announced it will stop offering
health insurance coverage in the Affordable Care Act's state
marketplaces in 2018-dealing another blow to Obamacare. The announcement
came as Aetna said it was abandoning its plan to merge with Humana,
after the proposed $37 billion merger was blocked on antitrust grounds.
Last year, Aetna announced it would cut its participation in the
Affordable Care Act's marketplaces by two-thirds. President Trump and
Republicans have vowed to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.


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