An Arm and a Leg: The hack
When Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, got hit by a cyberattack this winter, a big chunk of the nation's doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, and therapists stopped getting paid.
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When Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, got hit by a cyberattack this winter, a big chunk of the nation's doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, and therapists stopped getting paid.
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