Amerigroup Corp., a Virginia Beach, Va.-based managed-care provider for Medicare and Medicaid recipients, announced that it has received a second request for information from federal antitrust officials investigating the potential $4.9 billion acquisition of the company by WellPoint.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Amerigroup disclosed that the Justice Department has requested additional information on its operations in Virginia. “Both the company and WellPoint are working cooperatively with the DOJ staff and representatives of the commonwealth of Virginia to resolve any potential concerns expeditiously,” according to the Amerigroup filing.