The Change Healthcare cyberattack brought the routine flow of billions of dollars in payments to a halt, putting medical practices under pressure nationwide.
Biden administration officials demanded Tuesday that UnitedHealth Group take more steps to stabilize the U.S. health system following a national health payment crisis that providers say is threatening their ability to fund their businesses and provide care.
Following implementation of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in North Carolina and South Dakota in 2023, there has been a recent surge in expansion activity early in 2024 among several of the ten states that have not yet adopted Medicaid expansion.
The debilitating cyberattack on Change Healthcare last month is costing the Massachusetts health care system about $24 million a day, and care providers are looking to health insurers for financial relief.