Forbes June 20, 2024
Bruce Japsen

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services next month will end financial assistance to physicians and other providers of medical care who had Medicare payments disrupted by the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit.

A cyberattack in February on Change Healthcare triggered chaos for several weeks for physicians and medical care providers across the country, paralyzing Change Healthcare’s massive billing and payment system. The attack triggered a shutdown of parts of Change Healthcare’s electronic system, leaving doctors and other providers of medical care without the ability to get insurance approval of patient services.

“Payments under the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption will conclude on July 12, 2024,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

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