Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) planned to meet with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to discuss their pending acquisition. However, DOJ has reportedly postponed any decisions until after the election. The postponement makes a DOJ lawsuit to block the deal less likely, though not impossible, before the Oct. […]
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Executives from UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) reportedly will meet with U.S. Justice Department officials in an effort to seal their pending deal. Amedisys has indicated that it expects the deal to close in Q4. However, the Justice Department (DOJ) has been making inquiries into the transaction and reportedly has been considering […]
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary OptumHealth is a growth engine for the massive health care and insurance company. In addition to other services OptumHealth holds a substantial home health and hospice business. Optum is in the process of acquiring the home health and hospice provider Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), with closing expected before the end of […]
Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) saw hospice revenue and census growth as it awaits the final determination of its pending acquisition by the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum. The company’s hospice segment earned $204 million during Q2 2024, up from $199.2 million year over year. Amedisys also saw a 0.4% increase in same-store average daily census […]
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum, which holds a substantial home health and hospice business, continues to be a major driver of the company’s growth. Optum is in the process of acquiring the home health and hospice provider Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), with closing expected before the end of the year, pending some regulatory hurdles. Optum […]
The recent divestment of home health locations by Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) likely will give the company a smoother course towards closing its acquisition by the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum. Last week, Amedisys announced the sale of the locations to the home health and hospice provider VitalCaring for an undisclosed amount, according to a […]
Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) has divested a number of home health locations in a sale to VitalCaring. VitalCaring also acquired some Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH) care centers in the deal. Financial terms were undisclosed. Rumors of a potential divestiture began circulating in May. “On June 28, 2024, [Amedisys], UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and certain of their respective […]
Hospice staff training models with culturally appropriate LGBTQ+ components are key to improving quality outcomes among an increasingly diverse base of underserved seniors. Ongoing staff education and communication skill building are two significant pieces of bridging gaps of hospice care among LGBTQ+ seniors, according to Jerry Farmer, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at […]
The nation’s publicly traded hospice companies are primed for more acquisitions after a 2023 slump, fueled by census and growth. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. Many expect a rebound in 2024, and stirrings in the public company space signal that may come […]
Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) has reportedly agreed to divest upwards of 100 home health and hospice locations to an undisclosed private equity buyer as the company addresses regulators’ antitrust concerns in its pending acquisition by the UnitedHealth Group’s (UNH) health care services arm Optum. The news came in a recent social media post from The […]