The extension comes more than a month after the U.S. Department of Justice and three U.S. states filed a lawsuit to block the acquisition, citing concerns that the deal would reduce competition in the home health services market. The companies have entered into a new waiver agreement, which extends the merger deadline to 10 days after a final court decision is issued in the lawsuit or Dec. 31, 2025, whichever is earlier, the filing said. UnitedHealth and Amedisys had earlier expected to close the merger by Dec. 27, 2024.
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