On Monday, UnitedHealth announced it would distribute more than $2 billion to affected healthcare facilities. The purpose of this financial assistance is to help them cope with the disruption caused by the attack. “We understand this is a tremendous challenge,” UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said in a press release. “We ask anyone in need to contact us.”
A cyberattack reported by UnitedHealth last month compromised part of the Change Healthcare network. Change Healthcare plays an important role in the US healthcare system by providing e-prescribing software and payment management tools. The outage left many providers struggling to fill prescriptions and get reimbursed from insurance companies.
Source: Ferra
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