tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2024 Issue Q2

Industry Notes: UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare Cyberattack Damage Continues, Even After Ransom Was Paid

If you were wondering whether UnitedHealth Group (UHG) paid the hackers who attacked its Change Healthcare payment platform, now you have a definite answer. A UHG spokesperson has confirmed to multiple press outlets that the company did indeed pay a ransom, although they didn’t specify the amount. “A ransom was paid as part of the company’s commitment to do all it could to protect patient data from disclosure,” according to a shared statement. UnitedHealth also reveals in an April 22 release that the hacked data “could cover a substantial proportion of people in America...

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