January healthcare news update: Under Review: How DOJ, FTC Decide Whether To OK Health Insurance Mergers READ In July, Anthem agreed to acquire Cigna for $48.4 billion, which would make the combined company the nation’s largest insurer by enrollment with about 53 million customers. That same month, Aetna reached an agreement to acquire Humana for $37 […]

A few December highlights from the healthcare industry: Doctor convicted of 3 patients’ overdose deaths in landmark case Dr. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng was convicted of murder on Friday in a landmark case for killing three patients who overdosed on what a prosecutor called “crazy, outrageous amounts” of painkillers she prescribed. It’s rare to bring homicide […]