The Justice Department and four Democratic state attorneys general on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against the giant UnitedHealth Group in an attempt to block its $3.3 billion deal to take over Amedisys, a large home 'health company. 'Unless this $3.3 billion transaction is stopped, UnitedHealth Group will further extend its grip to home health and hospice care, threatening seniors, their families and nurses,' said Jonathan Kanter, the assistant attorney general who heads DOJ's antitrust division. Antitrust regulators have been reviewing the proposed acquisition amid a federal inquiry into UnitedHealth's sprawling dominance across nearly every segment of health care. As one of the biggest U.S. companies overall, with $372 billion in revenue in 2023.
