DOJ Proposes Settlement to Clear Way for $3.3B UnitedHealth-Amedisys Deal

DOJ proposes settlement to clear way for $3.3B UnitedHealth-Amedisys deal

The Department of Justice has proposed a settlement that could greenlight a major healthcare merger.

DOJ and UnitedHealth reach settlement on $3.3 billion Amedisys deal

The Department of Justice and state officials have reached a proposed settlement agreement with UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys that would allow the companies to complete their $3.3 billion combination so long as they agree to sell 164 home health and hospice locations across 19 states.  The settlement, which still must be approved by a judge, would allow UnitedHealth to acquire Amedisys, a large home health and hospice provider, while avoiding …

DOJ proposed a settlement for the Amedisys United Health merger lawsuit. Here's what's inside:

The U.S. Department of Justice proposed a settlement Thursday requiring Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group to divest 164 home health and hospice facilities — the biggest divestiture of outpatient health services to clear the way for a merger.

UnitedHealth, Amedisys Reach Tentative Merger Deal With DOJ

Unitedhealth Group Inc. and home health and hospice care company Amedisys Inc. have reached a proposed a settlement with the US Justice Department in a lawsuit that challenged the companies’ $3.3 billion deal.

UnitedHealth and Amedisys reach settlement with DOJ over $3.3B merger

The settlement filed with the Maryland district court on Thursday requires UnitedHealth and Amedisys to divest 164 home health and hospice sites to placate the DOJ’s concerns that the merger is anticompetitive.