Attorney General Paxton argues that the company’s programs and offerings were essentially bribes and resulted in millions in dollars charged to the state’s Medicaid program.

Texas Attorney General Ken Pax­ton said on Tuesday that he has sued pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) for "bribing" medical providers to prescribe its profitable drugs, including weight loss medication.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is accusing Eli Lilly and Co. of a kickback scheme to induce medical providers to prescribe the Indianapolis-based company’s drugs including blockbuster GLP-1 medications Mounjaro and Zepbound,