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Aetna, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, announced Tuesday that it is leaving the insurer trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans, dealing a blow to a powerful Washington lobbying group. “Aetna has decided not to renew our AHIP membership for 2016,” said Aetna spokeswoman Cynthia Michener. “We will continue to partner with groups that are working, as we are, toward expanding access to high-quality, affordable health care.” Aetna is the third-largest health insurance company in the United States and is attempting to merge with Humana, another one of the top five for-profit insurers. The move comes after another large health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, left AHIP in June, saying its interests and those of its customers were “no longer best represented by AHIP.” Both then and now, AHIP defended itself as a powerful force. “AHIP’s successful advocacy record speaks for itself,” Marilyn Tavenner, AHIP president and CEO, said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our members depend on AHIP to advance their key priorities, to strengthen the public-private programs that provide coverage for millions of Americans, and to deliver solutions that improve access to high quality, affordable care for consumers.” ... |
Aetna leaves AHIP