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UNITEDHEALTH-CHANGE HEALTHCARE DEAL COULD CLOSE IN LATE FEBRUARY

by Paige Minemyer |
Nov 4, 2021 4:10pm
UnitedHealth's controversial acquisition of Change Healthcare has a new
deadline. (daizuoxin/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)
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UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare have agreed not to close their pending
deal before Feb. 22—though the acquisition could close sooner if the Department
of Justice (DOJ) wraps its probe early.



Change disclosed as part of its quarterly earnings this week that the two
parties have amended their timing agreement with the DOJ, agreeing to hold off
on closing the deal until Feb. 22. If they receive written notice that the DOJ
has completed its investigation early, closing can proceed at that point.

The agreement is effective Nov. 1, Change said. 


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"The parties have been working cooperatively with the DOJ and will continue to
do so," Change said in its earnings release.

RELATED: American Antitrust Institute expresses concern about proposed
Optum-Change Healthcare deal

UnitedHealth executives said during its earnings call last month that it expects
the $8 billion acquisition to close in the "first part" of 2022. The agreement
was first announced in January and since then has generated plenty of
controversy.

Providers such as the American Hospital Association argue the acquisition would
lead to a harmful consolidation of healthcare data. UnitedHealth intends to fold
Change into its existing OptumInsight business arm, one of Optum's key
subsidiaries.

The DOJ began investigating the acquisition in March amid a growing chorus of
antitrust concerns. The agency was reportedly considering a lawsuit to intervene
in the deal in early August, but later that month UnitedHealth and Change
entered into a timing agreement to delay closing until it completed its
investigation.

Change said in the release that both parties have "certified substantial
compliance" with the department's second request for additional information and
documents to examine the merger.

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