Tag: UnitedHealth
Gov’t reaches proposed settlement in UnitedHealth, Amedisys acquisition
August 11, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has filed a proposed settlement requiring United Health to divest of at least 164 home health and hospice facilities to resolve the challenge to its $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys.
The facilities across 19 states account for about $528 million in annual revenue.
“In no sector of our economy is competition more important to Americans’ well-being than health care,” said Assistant Attorney...
UnitedHealth confirms investigation
July 28, 2025HME News Staff
MINNETONKA, Minn. - UnitedHealth Group says it has proactively reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice after reviewing media reports about investigations into certain aspects of the company’s participation in the Medicare program. In a statement posted to its website, the company says it has now begun complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the department. It says it has full confidence in its practices and is committed to working cooperatively with the department throughout...
DOJ sues UnitedHealth to block Amedisys deal
November 20, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice, together with the attorneys general of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys because it would eliminate competition between the two companies.
Since UnitedHealth’s acquisition of LHC Group, a competitor of Amedisys, in 2023, UnitedHealth and Amedisys have been two of the largest home health and hospice providers...
NCPA, providers sue UnitedHealth Group over cyberattack
July 22, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association, along with dozens of providers from multiple states, filed a class action lawsuit July 19 against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries Change Healthcare and Optum for losses resulting from their massive cyberattack earlier this year.
NCPA and the providers say Change Healthcare failed to take reasonable precautions against a catastrophic breach; mislead them about its network security; and caused massive financial...
NCPA backs new PBM lawsuit
December 19, 2023HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association is throwing its support behind another class action lawsuit filed against UnitedHealth Group and its pharmacy benefit manager, OptumRx. The lawsuit, announced by the law firms Berger Montague PC and Cohen & Gresser LLP, claims that UnitedHealth Group and OptumRx have been assessing pharmacy DIR fees in violation of federal antitrust laws and state laws governing contracts. “After years of abuse at the hands of big insurance...
In brief: Inogen revenues, UnitedHealth merger, Heartland registration
February 25, 2022HME News Staff
GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen reported revenue of $76.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 3.3% over the same period in 2020, driven by a 23.3% in domestic direct-to-consumer sales to $33 million.
Domestic business-to-business sales in the fourth quarter of 2021 decreased 57.6% to $10.3 million compared to $24.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, primarily due to the supply chain constraints that limited product availability in this channel.
Rental revenue...