The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and dozens of providers have filed a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group (UHG) for losses from the Change Healthcare cyberattack that happened earlier this year. The plaintiffs…
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UnitedHealth Group raises its estimate of the full-year company financial impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack from $1.6 billion to $2.3 billion.
UnitedHealth Group closed its $8 billion purchase of Change Healthcare in…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights updated its Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident frequently asked questions page on Friday to address questions the agency has received asking which entities…
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The chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group appeared in front of two Congressional Committees on Wednesday forced to answer uncomfortable questions on how it handled what is being described as the worst malicious ransomware…
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Sir Andrew Witty tells the Senate Finance Committee – which was questioning him about the Change Healthcare cyberattack – that the half-trillion dollar market cap UHG isn’t all that big….
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. He…
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Season 2 of the MedCity Pivot Podcast has launched with a special focus on the evolution of phamacy and pharmacy benefit management. The first guest this season is A.J. Loiacono, who leads Capital Rx,…
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On an April 18 conference call with Optum Everycare CEO Jennifer Phalen, some employees of the company’s virtual care division were told that their last date would be in July, according to a news report this…
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– UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the Optum health services division, announced the closure of its Optum Virtual Care business, Endpoints News first reports. Optum Virtual Care offered 24/7 access…
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The following is a guest article by Troy Hawes, Managing Director at Moss Adams
The recent cybersecurity attack against Change Healthcare caused dramatic disruptions to one of the nation’s largest prescription processors.
On the morning of…
