Amedisys to divest certain home health locations to VitalCaring, clearing path for UnitedHealth Group deal

Amedisys to divest certain home health locations to VitalCaring, clearing path for UnitedHealth Group deal 
Home Health Care News; by Andrew Donlan; 6/28/24 
Amedisys Inc. filed paperwork Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission saying it has agreed to divest “certain” locations to an affiliate of home health and hospice company VitalCaring. The divestiture was a way for Amedisys to avoid further antitrust concerns from regulators prior to it joining UnitedHealth Group. UnitedHealth Group’s Optum agreed to purchase Amedisys last June for a purchase price of $3.3 billion. Optum already owns LHC Group, another one of the largest home health companies in the country. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys has 521 care centers in 37 states and the District of Columbia. It offers home health, hospice, palliative and home-based high-acuity care.