Why would Walmart want to buy Humana?

Walmart is a mega-retailer.  Humana is a health insurer.  Yet Walmart is in talks to either partner with or outright purchase Humana.   Why would Walmart want to do this?  My By becoming a health care provider, Walmart’s image will improve. By becoming a health care provider, Walmart stores will get more traffic as people shop…

Judge blocks Aetna-Humana merger

A judge blocked a potential $37 billion deal for the merger of large U.S. health insurers Aetna and Humana.  The Washington Post provides some explanation behind the judge’s logic: Bates wrote in his opinion that the proposed merger would have decreased competition substantially in the Medicare Advantage market in 364 counties. Aetna and Humana had argued…