Healthcare DIVE April 16, 2024
Legislators also slammed UnitedHealth Group, which acquired Change Healthcare nearly two years ago, for not sending a representative to the House subcommittee hearing.
Lawmakers expressed frustration about the months-long impact stemming from the cyberattack against Change Healthcare during a House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, and raised concerns that increasing consolidation could make the sector more vulnerable.
Consolidation can create choke points for key services, strangling normal healthcare operations during an attack, lawmakers and witnesses said during the Energy and Commerce hearing. UnitedHealth Group, Change’s parent company, purchased the technology firm in 2022, following significant pushback from antitrust regulators.
The Change cyberattack has caused industry-wide disruptions, including delays in payments to providers.
“I do think that vertical integration in our healthcare...
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