United States of America v. Anthem, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge

Anthem and Cigna, the nation’s second and third largest medical health insurance carriers, have agreed to merge. They propose to create the single largest seller of medical healthcare coverage to large commercial accounts, in a market in which there are only four national carriers still standing. The United States Department of Justice, eleven states, and the District of Columbia have sued to stop the merger, and they have carried their burden to demonstrate that the proposed combination is likely to have a substantial effect…