Healthcare DIVE November 12, 2024
Rebecca Pifer

The DOJ’s complaint is intentionally broad to maximize its chances of success, according to one expert. Still, the Trump administration could throw cold water on the challenge.

Dive Brief:

  • The Department of Justice is suing to block UnitedHealth’s proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of home health provider Amedisys, alleging the merger would give the healthcare behemoth too much control of the hospice and home health market.
  • In a complaint filed Tuesday, the DOJ alleges that the merger will have anticompetitive effects since UnitedHealth owns LHC Group, a rival to Amedisys that UnitedHealth acquired for $5.4 billion in 2023. Amedisys and LHC are two of the largest home health companies in the U.S.
  • The attorneys general of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Payer, Post-Acute Care, Provider, Trends
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