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Anthem Loses Appeal to Overturn U.S. Ban on Cigna Takeover

Anthem Loses Appeal to Overturn U.S. Ban on Cigna Takeover

(Bloomberg) -- Anthem Inc. lost its bid to overturn a court ruling that blocked its planned takeover of rival Cigna Corp., capping a nearly two-year battle to combine two of the largest U.S. health insurers.

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To contact the editors responsible for this story: David Glovin at dglovin@bloomberg.net, Joe Schneider