A consumer group claims Gov. Dannel P. Malloy should ignore “going back to the days of Corrupticut” and replaces Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Wade as the primary state regulator on a proposed mega-merger between Anthem and Cigna insurance companies.
The Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) and its allies, which involve the Connecticut State Medical Society, condemn the proposed merger and another planned by Aetna and Humana, claiming they could drive up premiums and limit treatment and coverage choices.
On the day of Thursday, CCAG started circulating a petition inquiring the Malloy to replace Wade, a former Cigna worker, in the review of the Anthem-Cigna merger with “a truly independent actor who will put Connecticut’s interest over insurance companies.”
Connecticut Department of Insurance spokeswoman Donna Tommelleo declined comment. The governor’s office had no instant response.
Opponents of the merger were angered by Wade’s decision to provide state approval to the marriage of Aetna and Humana on the day of Jan. 22 without public notice or a public hearing. Wade disclosed her decision merely last week, responding to questions about the issue from the Connecticut Mirror.
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