Judge denies $54 billion Anthem-Cigna merger

A merger of the nation’s second- and third-largest medical health insurance carriers — Anthem and Cigna — has been blocked by a federal judge.
The ruling Wednesday by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia says that massive merger would violate federal antitrust laws.
The $54 billion acquisition merger by Anthem Inc. of rival insurer Cigna Corp was challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice as well as Colorado Attorney General Cynthia