Insurer Aetna to buy Humana in $37B deal

[jmyrlefuller]

Health insurer Aetna Inc. has made a deal to buy competitor Humana Inc. in a $37 billion deal the companies say would create the second-largest managed care company.

Analysts say the health care overhaul has pushed the insurers to consolidate, and a big deal has been expected for weeks.

Excerpted from the Associated Press (bold emphasis mine). Full story:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4f16aac8bfc24df99ab50e8d7b48b545/insurer-aetna-buy-humana-37b-deal