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UnitedHealth-EMIS tie-up referred for UK in-depth antitrust probe

Fri, 31st Mar 2023 07:22

March 31 (Reuters) - Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday that it would refer UnitedHealth Group's planned acquisition of healthcare technology firm EMIS for a Phase 2 investigation.

The watchdog said it had rejected remedies offered by U.S.-based UnitedHealth after deeming they did not go far enough in mitigating the potential competitive impact of the combination. (Reporting by Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro; editing by Jason Neely)

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