Government pressures UnitedHealth to help providers after cyberattack
Officials are concerned that health care providers will struggle to make payroll and pay expenses after the attack on UnitedHealth affected payments.
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Officials are concerned that health care providers will struggle to make payroll and pay expenses after the attack on UnitedHealth affected payments.
CMS finalized a rule on Wednesday that included set deadlines for affected payers to complete prior authorization requests. Several organizations came out in support of the rule.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a concept paper on December 6, 2023 outlining its action plan to enhance cyber resiliency in the health care sector...
"The AHA cannot support proposals for mandatory cybersecurity requirements being levied on hospitals as if they were at fault for the success of hackers in perpetrating a crime," says Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association.