UnitedHealth Group has completed its acquisition of Tennessee-based Change Healthcare, a $13 billion dollar deal the Justice Department unsuccessfully tried to block this year on competitive grounds.
Change Healthcare is a health care data firm that's now a part of Optum, the division for health care services at Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group.
"The combination will connect and simplify the core clinical, administrative and payment processes health care providers and payers depend on to serve patients," the company said in a statement on Monday. "Increasing efficiency and reducing friction will benefit the entire health system, resulting in lower costs and a better experience for all stakeholders."
