The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and four state attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) acquisition of Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) this week. The DOJ’s complaint is thorough, with some compelling arguments, and some less so. Home health veterans have been predicting consolidation of the fragmented industry for a long time. […]
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Less than a month before election day, the Democratic and Republican candidates for president are dueling over home-based care plans. Vice President Kamala Harris announced on “The View” this week a proposal that would allow home care to be administered through traditional Medicare. On the same day, former President Donald Trump and his campaign released […]
A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposal focused on health care dealmaking could create roadblocks for future home-based care deals. Last month, the antitrust agency rolled out a proposed rule that would force merging companies to disclose information regarding minority investors, supplier agreements, subsidies from foreign entities, past acquisitions and workforce data. That would be […]