A federal judge ruled Monday that, despite the Department of Justice’s objection, Nashville-based insurance claims services company Change Healthcare can proceed to merge with insurance giant UnitedHealth Group. 

In bringing the antitrust lawsuit, the DOJ argued that UnitedHealth could potentially misuse data on insurance companies collected by Change, harming competition in the sector. As part of the verdict, Change will be required to follow through with the plan to sell its ClaimsXten arm to TPG Capital for $2.2 billion.