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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022:. The American Economic Liberties Project today released the following statement in response to new reports that the U.S. Department of Justice''s Antitrust Division plans to block the $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, one of the nation''s… The post American Economic Liberties Project Applauds DOJ Plans to Block Massive Health Care Merger appeared first on InsuranceNewsNet .

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2022:. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today filed an antitrust lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of New York to stop UnitedHealth Group''s proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare. Change Healthcare is a leading healthcare technology company… The post Minn. A.G. Ellison Sues to Block UnitedHealth Group Proposed Acquisition of Change Healthcare appeared first on InsuranceNewsNet .

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Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of technology company Change Healthcare, a deal they fear will put too much health care claims information in the hands of one company. The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that the proposed deal would hurt competition and give UnitedHealth Group—which runs the nation’s largest insurer—access […]

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block UnitedHealth Group''s acquisition of Change Healthcare, saying the $13 billion deal would harm competition in the commercial health insurance market.

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued to stop UnitedHealth Group’s $8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, saying the deal would give the largest U.S. health insurer access to its competitors’ data and ultimately push up healthcare costs. UnitedHealth announced the all-cash deal in January 2021, saying it would help streamline administrative and payment processes. […]

The regulator argues that healthcare giant UnitedHealth could hobble competitors if it acquires Change Healthcare.

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The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday to stop UnitedHealth Group from buying Change Healthcare, arguing that the $7.84 billion deal would give the largest U.S. health insurer access to its competitors’ sensitive information. The all-cash deal was announced in January 2021 as a way for UnitedHealth to expand its fast-growing healthcare technology […]

Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. were down 1.7% in trading on Thursday after the Justice Department said it is suing to stop the health care company''s $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc. . Change''s stock was up 1.9% in trading on Thursday. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the Justice Department and attorneys general in Minnesota and New York, alleges that the deal will dampen competition among commercial health insurers and give UnitedHealth access to competitive data gathered by a tool used to process claims. "Unless the deal is blocked, United stands to see and potentially use its health insurance rivals'' competitively sensitive information for its own business purposes and control these competitors'' access to innovations in vital health care technology," the Justice Department''s Doha Mekki said in a news release. The deal was announced in early 2021. Over the past year, UnitedHealth''s stock is up 35.9%, while Change shares are down 10.5%.

Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of the technology company Change Healthcare.

The government alleges the proposed $13 billion acquisition would harm competition among health insurers and in the health care technology market.

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday in a bid to stop health insurer UnitedHealth Group from buying Change Healthcare.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday in a bid to stop health insurer UnitedHealth Group from buying Change Healthcare .

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday (Feb. 24) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum's proposed $13 billion acquisition of