UnitedHealth/Change Healthcare: As DOJ Drops Appeal, Agency May Pivot to Considering Broader Section 2 Cases Against U.S. Health Behemoths

DOJ said today that it wouldn’t appeal a federal judge’s decision allowing UnitedHealth’s (UNH) $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare (CHNG).    The purchase of Change, which operates the most popular clearinghouse for insurance information, puts UnitedHealth, the No. 1 U.S. health insurer, even more at the epicenter of one of the most important sectors […]