CNBC April 30, 2024
Key Points
– Health providers have been struggling with fallout from the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
– Much of the company’s technology helps facilitate billing, payments, benefits evaluations, and information exchanges behind the scenes.
– One doctor said she amassed a $15 million claims backlog following the attack. Others are spending thousands of their personal savings to stay afloat.
On a Sunday in early March, Dr. Angeli Maun Akey noticed something peculiar while making payroll for her private practice in Gainesville, Florida: She was missing $19,000.
Akey owns and operates a primary care practice that serves around 3,500 patients in the area, many of whom suffer from chronic diseases. She opened in 2000 and manages a staff of nearly 20 people....
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