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Feb. 23, 2017, 8:46 PM UTC

Anthem Lobbyist Among Contenders for Top Antitrust Job in U.S.

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By Zachary Tracer and Jef Feeley, Bloomberg News

One of the Trump administration’s contenders for a top antitrust job is a lobbyist who’s worked for health insurer Anthem Inc. on its proposed megamerger with Cigna Corp., a deal that regulators sued to block under former President Barack Obama last year.

Makan Delrahim became a registered lobbyist for Anthem starting in July 2015. According to documents filed with the Senate, he lobbied Congress on antitrust issues associated with the Anthem-Cigna transaction. He deregistered as a lobbyist for the insurer in December.

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