MedCity News July 11, 2024
Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group plan to divest care centers to an affiliate of VitalCaring Group. Several experts said this will likely clear the way for the companies’ merger.
About a year ago, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum announced that it plans to acquire home care company Amedisys for about $3.3 billion, beating out Option Care Health. The deal would be an all-cash transaction for $101 per share. The announcement came at a time when several healthcare companies were making moves in the home care space, including CVS Health and Walgreens.
But it hasn’t been smooth sailing for Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group and Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been scrutinizing the deal, and the Oregon Health Authority...
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