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UnitedHealth Merger Judge Rejects DOJ’s Concerns on Data Sharing
- UnitedHealth has incentives to protect rivals data, judge says
- Judge issues explanation for Monday’s merger approval
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The judge who approved UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc. rejected arguments by the US Justice Department that giving the insurance company access to more data could hurt competition.
The Biden administration sought to block the merger, in part over concern about putting Change’s data on rival insurance companies in UnitedHealth’s hands.