In a decisive move to maintain competition within the healthcare sector, the United States Department of Justice, in collaboration with attorneys general from Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York, filed a lawsuit on November 12, 2024, aiming to prevent UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys Inc. The lawsuit contends that this merger […]
Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) has entered into a partnership with managed care company UnitedHealth Group to carry out a pragmatic study of bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) in high-risk, Covid-19 infected individuals. Recently, bamlanivimab was granted emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Covid-19 patients having mild to moderate […]