State AGs and DOJ Sick Over Planned Health Care Merger

Lexology November 14, 2024
Cozen O'Connor

• The Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York AGs and the U.S. DOJ have sued to block the acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. by UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (“UnitedHealth”), alleging that it would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
• The complaint alleges that Amedisys and UnitedHealth, as two of the nation’s largest providers of home health and hospice services, are each other’s primary competitors in certain markets—both in providing services and employing...

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