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LEGAL & REGULATORY ISSUES
JUDGE SIGNS OFF ON UNITEDHEALTH-CHANGE DEAL, REJECTS DOJ CHALLENGE
Laura Dyrda (Twitter) - 4 hours ago
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A Washington, D.C., federal judge cleared the path for UnitedHealth Group to
move forward with the $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, which has
been highly scrutinized by the federal government.
The Justice Department sued to halt the deal earlier this year, calling it
anticompetitive because Change Healthcare, which would be merged with
UnitedHealth Group's data and consulting business Optum Insights, has access to
data from insurer customers. UnitedHealth Group argued Optum is separate from
its insurance arm, UnitedHealthcare, and the deal should go through because
there are policies in place to protect sensitive data.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols agreed and ruled in favor of the merger Sept.
19, rejecting the Justice Department's lawsuit. However, he did direct
UnitedHealth Group to divest its claims-editing business ClaimsXten to private
equity firm TPG Capital for $2.2 billion, a move the company previously
proposed.
Change Healthcare's share price rose more than 7 percent after the ruling became
public, according to Bloomberg.
"We are pleased with the decision and look forward to combining with Change
Healthcare as quickly as possible so that together we can continue our work to
make the health system work better for everyone," said UnitedHealth Group in an
emailed statement.
The Justice Department disagrees with the court's decision and is evaluating
next steps, according to a statement issued by Jonathan Kanter, assistant
attorney general for the antitrust division.
"Protecting competition and access to affordable healthcare is of the utmost
importance to the Antitrust Division and the Department of Justice," he wrote.
"We are grateful to the Antitrust Division staff — the attorneys, economists,
paralegals and administrative professionals — who work tirelessly to uphold the
value of competition."
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