The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group's $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys, citing concerns the combination would hinder access to home health and hospice services in the U.S. The antitrust complaint,

The Justice Department and four Democratic state attorneys general argued that United’s takeover would limit competition and harm consumers needing home or hospice care.

Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. is the focus of an antitrust lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the United States Department of Justice.

While legally headquartered in Louisiana, Amedisys keeps its executive offices in Nashville. UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys is being targeted by federal antitrust regulators who say the merger would hurt competition in the ...

Four states and the Justice Department argued against consolidation of two leading health care companies, citing patient care affordability and nursing employment competition.

Antitrust enforcers argue that the healthcare giant’s latest deal would illegally harm competition.

The U.S. Department of Justice and three U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block UnitedHealth Group's $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys Inc, citing concerns that the deal would reduce competition in the home health services market.

The Justice Department and four Attorneys General have blocked UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys Inc. The Attorneys General of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York joined the blockade alongside the legal watchdog of the United States government,