The lawsuit, filed in a Maryland state court in late February, alleges that the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary's cybersecurity standards were insufficient to prevent the attack. The Russian ransomware group responsible for the cyberattack used stolen credentials to remotely access a company portal that didn't have multifactor authentication. CareFirst is seeking $900,000 in damages, along with interest and attorney fees.
The Crozer Health system will remain open for the 'immediate future' after Prospect Medical Holdings warned the Delaware County health system could possibly shut down, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and The Foundation for Delaware County announced on Sunday night.
What happened during the early weeks and months of the COVID pandemic changed the face of health care — both in terms of the people working within it and the way that health care is delivered.
The AMA and a chorus of physician groups decried what they say is a decision by the Republican-controlled Congress to allow a devastating cut in Medicare payments to physicians. A funding bill released over the weekend by Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives will allow to go forward a 2.8% cut in payments from Medicare.
Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of HHS were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment as part of President Donald Trump's government cuts. Workers cannot start opting in until Monday and have until 5 p.m. on Friday to submit a response for the so-called voluntary separation offer.