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Issued court ruling approving United Health's acquisition of Change Healthcare with remedies

On 6 September 2022, the US District Court of the District of Columbia delivered a ruling in favour of UnitedHealth, approving its acquisition of Change Healthcare. However, the Court ordered the companies to divest Change's ClaimsXten unit, which directly competes with UnitedHealth in providing first-pass claims-editing technology. The divestiture involves transferring the unit to private equity firm TPG Capital, as proposed by UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare.

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Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2022-09-06
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On 6 September 2022, the US District Court of the District of Columbia delivered a ruling in favour…