Late last year the Cigna-Humana merger fell through after the two sides couldn't agree on a price and a hostile antitrust regulatory environment and industry opposition to consolidation ended the deal, but with Humana stock down 32% and Cigna's up 36% the math now works for a possible deal.
In December 2023 the two companies announced...National News
Sources familiar with the DOJ interviews have reported to the Wall Street Journal that investigators are asking healthcare representatives in sectors where the insurer competes about the the relationship between UnitedHealthcare insurance unit and its Optum Health Services arm.
UnitedHealth revenue soared to $372 billion last year and...National News
The U.S. Department of Justice has lost a case that would have blocked UnitedHealth Group (UHG) from acquiring Change Healthcare, a healthcare technology and data platform, for $13 billion.
Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the opinion on Monday, which ordered Change Healthcare to sell...National News
Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has spent the last several years building out a provider network and expanding into ambulatory surgical centers. As the company moves to expand into primary care, it faces two major legal hurdles: a challenge from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to acquire a data analytics firm and a class...National News
Last Friday, President Joe Biden issued a broad-sweeping executive order to address issues of corporate consolidation across U.S. industries. One of the industries cited was hospitals, drawing criticism for "misguided intentions" from industry stakeholders.
President Biden directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...National News
Major actors across the healthcare industry are anticipating changes in store for the future Biden-Harris administration as the president-elect signals a path towards stability after four years of erratic policy and attacks on the Affordable Care Act.
However, without a Senate majority, the president-elect will have some...National News
After reviewing quarterly reports from the combined company, Judge Richard Leon signed off on the $70 billion merger agreement brokered last year by the U.S. Department of Justice and nearly 20 state attorneys general; the deal included Aetna divesting Medicare drug plans to WellCare Health Plans.
In early August, the American...National News
Forty-five states, including Arizona, and the Department of Justice claim that generic drug prices are fixed, and the alleged collusion may have cost U.S. business and consumers more than $1 billion.
In their filing, prosecutors say that when pharmacies asked drug makers for their lowest price, the manufacturers would rig the bidding...
The potential merger between CVS and Aetna could be worth more than $66 billion.
The online retailer Amazon's flirtation with the pharmacy business has been raised as a factor in the merger. But many industry experts say CVS and Aetna have another huge competitor on their minds: UnitedHealth Group. Kaiser Health News quotes Ana Gupte,...
