title: Bigger Isn't Always Bigger.
abstract: As Aetna seeks to acquire Humana Inc. in a $37 billion deal, TMA and physicians across Texas worry the merger would weaken their contract negotiating power with health plans while shrinking already narrow provider networks.
authors.forename: Amy Lynn
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sorrel
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D007343:Insurance Carriers; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas