A federal grand jury indicted Surgical Care Affiliates, a network of surgical centers and hospitals owned by UnitedHealthcare, for agreeing with competitors not to poach top-level talent.
UnitedHealthGroup's OptumCare subsidiary is acquiring Surgical Care Affiliates for $2.3 billion, Takeda is ponying up $5.2 billion to acquire Ariad Pharmaceuticals, while Aledade closed on a $20 million funding round.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
An affiliate of Surgical Care Affiliates in Alabama, St. Cloud Surgical Center offers primarily same-day procedures in orthopedics, vascular surgery, urology and plastic surgery, among others. Officials from Surgical Care Affiliates declined to say how the money would be used. Surgical Care Affiliates is considered an increasingly strong force in the area of physician-hospital joint ventures. Becker's Hospital Review called the company one of 56 to watch in 2011.