US officials call on UnitedHealth to accelerate payments to providers
03/12/24 at 03:00 AM
US officials call on UnitedHealth to accelerate payments to providers
The United Business Journal, by Rahul Kumar; 3/11/24
In a recent open letter, officials from the U.S. government expressed urgency for UnitedHealth Group to expedite payments to healthcare providers. This plea came in the wake of a debilitating cyberattack on the insurer’s Change Healthcare tech unit, which severely disrupted medical claims processing and payments. The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services emphasized the critical need for UnitedHealth to take swift action to ensure that healthcare providers do not face financial strain due to the cyberattack.