HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to approve an antitrust settlement involving two Montana health insurers now that one of the companies has been broken up as part of the deal.

U.S. Justice Department attorneys filed their request Monday asking U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull to sign the final judgment in the case against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana "as soon as possible."

"The court should find that the proposed final judgment is in the public interest and should enter the final judgment without further hearings," prosecutors Scott Fitzgerald and Claudia Dulmage wrote.

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