Healthcare Finance News July 3, 2024
Jeff Lagasse

The move was announced after Oregon regulators say they were investigating the merger for potential anticompetitive effects.

The planned $3.3 billion merger of UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys will likely close in the second half of the year, with both companies making a bid to mollify federal antitrust regulators by divesting care centers to VCG Luna, a VitalCaring Group affiliate, according a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

According to the filing, the divestment agreement is contingent on the successful closing of the merger, with both companies looking to avoid any potential monopoly issues.

The move was announced after Oregon regulators said they were investigating the pending deal. In a separate SEC filing in March, the regulators said the deal...

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