Under the Biden administration's new mandate, Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries will be eligible for eight free tests each month.

The Ohio-based drug distributor violated the Anti-Kickback Statute by offering to pay physician practices upfront discounts to buy pharmaceuticals paid for by federal health programs, according to the DOJ.

The ruling ends a more than six year class-action lawsuit against United Behavioral Health.

Meanwhile, representatives with the institution say the suit "has no basis in fact or law" and that the university plans to fight it.

The Federation of American Hospitals and Association of American Medical Colleges are among those organizations that filed an amicus brief in December.

Doctors allowed Bradley Harris, CEO of now-defunct Novus Health Services, to dispense medication "like candy," the Department of Justice said.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued a public health emergency on the mental health crisis among the nation's youth.

A UHC spokesperson said the insurance giant is planning an "immediate" appeal.