WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal judge hearing the Justice Department’s fight to block UnitedHealth Group’s $8 billion deal to buy Change Healthcare said on Thursday that the trial would start on August 1.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit to ask a judge to stop the deal in February, saying it would give the largest U.S. health insurer access to its competitors’ data and ultimately push up healthcare costs.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz)