State Attorney General Mike Hilgers said he decided to sue because of Change Healthcare's evident carelessness as well as its slowness to inform potential victims.

The Patients Before Monopolies Act, introduced in both the House and Senate, gives parent companies of PBMs three years to divest from pharmacies or face penalties. 

Luigi Mangione, 26, has been officially charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He awaits extradition to New York after being arrested in Pennsylvania, where he was found carrying a gun, fake IDs and a handwritten document. 

In a viral video, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group defended the claims denial practices of its insurance arm, touting its important role in guarding the healthcare system. He asked employees to tune out "critical noise" on social media. 

Authorities leveled the accusation in an administrative complaint filed last month against Mark A. McGehee, MD. 

Luigi Mangione, 26, was on a Greyhound bus traveling through the area on Monday morning. When he stopped at a McDonald's, an employee recognized him from photos circulated by the NYPD. Mangione had evidence on his person linking him to the crime, police said.

Radiology advocates have rallied against the measure, worried it could “threaten the stability” of the state’s healthcare system, ACR reported. 

New photos of the suspect have been released by the New York City Police Department as the manhunt for Brian Thompson's killer enters its second week.