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John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter | December 22, 2021
In response to concerns, the Department of Justice opened an investigation in March and later
extended it and asked both companies for more information about the proposed deal. At one point, it even was said to be
mulling over a potential lawsuit to block the deal from taking place.
To save the proposed merger, Change and UnitedHealth
struck a deal with the DOJ in August, in which they promised to not complete the deal for 120 days after complying with a request for information for further review of the potential deal.
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UnitedHealth already wields much influence in the healthcare industry as the largest health insurance company in the U.S., while Optum owns one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country in OptumRx, as well as various medical provider businesses, including doctor practices, surgery centers and urgent care sites across the country.
Earlier this month, UnitedHealth Group’s CEO Sir Andrew Witty said at the 10th Annual Forbes Healthcare Summit that the deal, along with other innovations, would make UnitedHealthcare and Optum more collaborative. He added that both were already working on ways to package health benefits and services to sell to employees and government clients.
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