CNBC March 7, 2024
Key Points
– UnitedHealth Group on Thursday said it expects to restore Change Healthcare’s systems by mid-March.
– The company said in a release Thursday that electronic prescribing is “now fully functional,” and payment transmission and claim submissions are currently available.
– There is “no indication” that any other UnitedHealth systems were compromised in the attack, the company said in the release.
UnitedHealth Group on Thursday said it expects to restore Change Healthcare’s systems by mid-March, offering a potential resolution to the ransomware attack that has disrupted crucial operations across the U.S. health-care system.
The company discovered that a cyber threat actor breached part of the Change Healthcare’s information technology network on Feb. 21, according to a filing with the...