The Department of Justice has yet to file an appeal in the case against UnitedHealth’s $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, raising questions about whether the DOJ will let the deal go through, Healthcare Dive reports.
The agency moved to block the health giant from closing the deal that gives UnitedHealth the ability to mine data from billions of healthcare claims including from its health insurance rivals, the DOJ alleged. But on Sept. 19, Federal Judge Carl Nichols ruled in favor of the merger, dealing a blow to the agency. Read more.
