A federal program that addressed Medicare funding issues arising from the February cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare will conclude on July 12. The Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) was launched in March to ease cash flow...
Proposed federal legislation would accelerate Medicare payments to healthcare providers that have suffered a cyberattack, if they and their vendors meet minimum cybersecurity standards. This bill, the “Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024,” was introduced Friday (March 22) by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va.,...
In response to a cybersecurity breach that has disrupted the U.S. healthcare system, the federal government has taken action to support hospitals and healthcare providers impacted by a hack at UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare. The attack, orchestrated by the Blackcat ransomware group and...
Health spending will represent about 20% of the United States economy by 2031. The sector represented 18.3% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 and will grow its share to 19.6% in 2031, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the...
November 01, 2024
Two federal agencies warned healthcare providers, Medicare Advantage plans and debt collectors not to improperly bill Qualified Medicare Beneficiary recipients (QMBs), who generally cannot be billed for cost-sharing by healthcare providers who accept Medicare. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a Friday (Nov. 1) […]
June 17, 2024
A federal program that addressed Medicare funding issues arising from the February cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare will conclude on July 12. The Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program...
March 25, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would accelerate Medicare payments to healthcare providers that have suffered a cyberattack, if they and their vendors meet minimum cybersecurity standards. This bill, the “Health Care Cybersecurity...
March 06, 2024
In response to a cybersecurity breach that has disrupted the U.S. healthcare system, the federal government has taken action to support hospitals and healthcare providers impacted by a hack at...
