UnitedHealth Group has filed for more time to complete a $3.3 billion deal to buy Amedisys, a home health care and hospice company, after the companies agreed to waive deadlines in the face of ...

The department argues that eliminating competition between UnitedHealth and Amedisys “would harm patients who receive home health and hospice ... compassionate and value-based care to patients ...

The Justice Department sued in November to block the deal for Amedisys over concerns it would harm competition in the market for home-health and hospice ... in home health care in 23 states ...

Advancing Value-Based Care for Patients ." U.S. Department of Justice. "Justice Department Sues to Block UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Home Health and Hospice Provider Amedisys." ...

The merger, first announced in June 2023, aims to combine UnitedHealth Group’s Optum with Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys, a provider of home health, hospice and ... to deliver quality, ...