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Insurance Mergers Raise Concerns with Private Medicare Market

As major health insurance companies move toward consolidation, questions have arisen about whether the marketplace will be able to provide patients with competitive private Medicare programs.

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As major health insurance companies move toward consolidation, questions have arisen about whether the marketplace will be able to provide patients with competitive private Medicare programs. (The New York Times)

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