Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed the Memorandum Opinion in  United States v. Anthem (Civil Action No.: 16-1493) The opinion held that “Because the effect of Anthem’s acquisition of Cigna may be substantially to lessen competition in the market for the sale of medical health insurance to national accounts in the fourteen Anthem states and the sale of medical insurance to large group employers in the Richmond, Virginia CBSA, the Court will enjoin the merger.

Click to Read the Opinion: 523-Memorandum Opinion (Redacted)