Home Health Care News October 29, 2024
Andrew Donlan

Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) leaders were reportedly set to meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week over their pending deal. The DOJ’s decision on whether to file a lawsuit to block the deal, however, has now reportedly been postponed until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.

CTFN first reported the news, citing anonymous sources “close to the deal” and anonymous attorneys.

In general, the “last-rites” meeting being set at all seemed to suggest – to some extent – that the deal was less likely to go through than previously thought. But unlike in the past, last-rites meetings have not always preceded lawsuits in recent years.

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