UNDATED (WTAQ) – Two Democratic state lawmakers are asking for close scrutiny of the planned sale of one of the Northeast Wisconsin’s largest employers.
Last July, health insurer Aetna Inc. announced plans to buy Humana Inc. in a $37 billion deal.
According to Wisconsin State Rep. Eric Genrich (D-Green Bay) and State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay), the combined firm would employ 3,100 people, mostly at Humana’s offices in Green Bay and De Pere.
In a letter to Wisconsin’s commissioner of insurance Ted Nickel, both lawmakers ask the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance “receive a guarantee of zero job reductions within Humana’s Wisconsin locations” if Aetna’s deal to buy Humana proceeds.
The lawmakers also ask the OCI “work with Aetna and Humana to control drug prices and premiums for Wisconsin consumers and to maintain a competitive array of choices in providers.”
The OCI will hold a public hearing Wednesday to decide on any requirements the state will place on the companies’ transaction.
