Hillary Clinton raised alarms Wednesday about a pair of blockbuster mergers that could remake the health insurance marketplace and potentially harm consumers. The nearly $100 billion deals would reduce the number of major, national health plans from five down to three -- and potentially undermine a central goal of the Affordable Care Act, increased competition.
"These mergers should be scrutinized very closely with an eye to preventing the undue concentration that they appear to create," Clinton said in a statement. "I am very skeptical of the claim that consumers will benefit from them because the evidence from careful studies shows that too often the companies end up pocketing profits rather than passing savings to consumers."
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