DOJ Sues to Block UnitedHealth/Amedisys Deal; Suit Could Survive in Trump Era
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Nov 12, 2024
The Dept. of Justice (DOJ) on Nov. 12 joined attorneys general from four states in suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s proposed purchase of Amedisys Inc. Their complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, alleges that the $3.3 billion deal would eliminate competition between two of the country’s largest providers of home health and hospice services.
The move comes just under two months before Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term as president — an administration largely believed to be much more receptive to industry consolidation than the Biden administration has been. But one former federal antitrust official says there are reasons to believe the DOJ’s lawsuit against the UnitedHealth/Amedisys transaction might survive even when control of the federal law enforcement agency changes hands.
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