Amedisys Buy Would Bring More Might to Optum’s Home Care Portfolio

On June 5, Amedisys, Inc. revealed that UnitedHealth Group’s Optum subsidiary made a $3.26 billion unsolicited offer to purchase the home health provider, which had recently entered a merger agreement with home infusion provider Option Care Health, Inc. Experts say that the deal shows Optum’s growing interest in adding home health care to its value-based care offerings, adding that it could generate notable operating efficiencies given Optum’s existing home care assets.

In contrast with the debt- and stock-based Option Care deal, which valued Amedisys at $97.38 per share, the UnitedHealth offer valued Amedisys at $100 per share and would compensate shareholders with cash. Amedisys’ ‘board said in a press release that negotiations with UnitedHealth are ongoing, but that “the unsolicited proposal received from Optum could reasonably be expected to result in an ‘Amedisys Superior Proposal’ as defined in Amedisys’ merger agreement with Option Care Health.”

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Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

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