UnitedHealth, Amedisys Reach Tentative Merger Deal With DOJ

Unitedhealth Group Inc. and home health and hospice care company Amedisys Inc. have reached a proposed a settlement with the US Justice Department in a lawsuit that challenged the companies’ $3.3 billion deal.

The tentative settlement requires the companies to divest at least 164 home health and hospice facilities, according to a statement from the DOJ. It would require Amedisys to pay a $1.1 million civil penalty for “falsely certifying” that it had properly responded to requests from antitrust regulators, the agency said.