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Change Healthcare cyberattack exposes cybersecurity concerns

May 6, 2024 - When BlackCat ransomware actors targeted UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare in February, they set off a chain of events that disrupted the US healthcare system and resulted in financial and operational strain for providers nationwide. Listen to the full podcast to hear more details. And don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. At the time of...

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Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues

by Editorial Staff

UPDATE 5/2/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. 5/2/2024 - UHG CEO Andrew Witty estimated that the data breach resulting from...

Hearing on Change Healthcare cyberattack yields more questions for UHG

by Jill McKeon

Lawmakers had many questions for UnitedHealth Group (UHG), the parent of Change Healthcare, at a March 16 House subcommittee hearing about the cyberattack that halted claims payments and disrupted...

Physicians report widespread financial turmoil due to Change Healthcare cyberattack

by Jill McKeon

As of April 3, UnitedHealth Group (UHG) had advanced nearly $4.7 billion to providers grappling with the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Even so, physician practices across the country...

HHS offers resource guide to providers impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack

by Jill McKeon

Healthcare providers nationwide are continuing to face financial and operational challenges in the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, which began more than one month ago. In...

New cyber legislation would provide advance payments to providers facing hacks

by Jill McKeon

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has introduced the Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, which would allow for advance and accelerated payments to providers in the event of a cybersecurity...

Change Healthcare cyberattack affecting hospital finances, care access

by Victoria Bailey

The majority of hospitals say the Change Healthcare cyberattack is negatively affecting their finances and hindering patient care access, according to a survey from the American Hospital Association...

MA hospitals losing $24M per day following Change Healthcare cyberattack

by Victoria Bailey

The Change Healthcare cyberattack is costing Massachusetts hospitals at least $24 million per day, according to the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA). After Change...

HHS Releases Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

by Jill McKeon

HHS released a statement regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and shed light on immediate steps that CMS is taking to assist providers during this time. The announcement follows multiple...

Optum Offers Temporary Funding Assistance For Change Healthcare Customers

by Jill McKeon

UPDATE 3/5/2024 - This article has been updated to include excerpts from a letter that the AHA sent to UnitedHealth Group.  Optum has launched a temporary funding assistance program to help...

Understanding the Impact of the Change Healthcare Cyberattack on Providers

by Jill McKeon

Change Healthcare suffered a cyberattack on February 21st at the hands of the notorious BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group, forcing it to take its systems offline. As the sector enters the second week of outages, operational disruptions and...

MGMA Urges HHS to Financially Assist Medical Groups Amid Change Cyberattack

by Jill McKeon

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) urged HHS to use “all the tools at its disposal” to mitigate the impacts of the Change Healthcare cyberattack on medical groups in a letter...

Healthcare Faces Uncertainty Amid Change Healthcare Cyberattack

by Jill McKeon

UPDATE 2/29/2024 - BlackCat/ALPHV has claimed responsibility for the attack and denied using the ConnectWise vulnerabilities for initial access. Healthcare organizations everywhere are feeling the impact of the Change Healthcare...

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