Unitedhealth Group news and trends

UnitedHealth Commits to ‘Consumerization’ While Managing February’s Ransomware Fallout

October 15, 2024
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Advance Payments Program Focused on Change Healthcare Cyberattack to End
Healthcare // 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 for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) was launched in March to ease cash flow...

Sen. Ron Wyden Calls for Investigation of UnitedHealth Group Cyberattack
Cybersecurity // May 30, 2024

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has called on the Biden administration to investigate the cybersecurity incident at UnitedHealth Group. In a Thursday (May 30) letter addressed to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary...

Biden Administration to Propose Cybersecurity Standards for Hospitals, Other Entities
Cybersecurity // May 09, 2024

In response to a recent cyberattack that exposed the data of 100 million Americans, the Biden administration reportedly intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards. Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger said Thursday (May 9) at the Bloomberg Tech Summit...

UnitedHealth Still ‘Trying to Dig Through’ Cause of Cyberattack
Security & Fraud // May 01, 2024

UnitedHealth’s CEO said the company is still investigating a security failure behind a massive cyberattack. Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday (May 1), Andrew Witty said the company has not yet determined why its computer systems were left open to a ransomware gang that...

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Congress Calls for Proactive Policies to Combat Security Breaches

April 16, 2024
The internet looks very small to an attacker, but massive to a defender. And a persistent reality of the 21st century’s connected economy is that many digital doors are left open for bad actors and cyber adversaries to walk through as they see fit.  Just take, for example, Monday’s (April 15) news that a ransomware […]

Healthcare Becomes Fertile Ground for Big Retail’s Payments Ambitions

September 07, 2022
Health care is the space that couldn’t reinvent itself — becoming truly modern — until Big Retail came along to help usher the industry more fully into the 21st century....

Quick Reads
Advance Payments Program Focused on Change Healthcare Cyberattack to End

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 for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) was launched in March to ease cash flow disruptions experienced by some Medicare providers and suppliers after the […]

Sen. Ron Wyden Calls for Investigation of UnitedHealth Group Cyberattack

May 30, 2024
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has called on the Biden administration to investigate the cybersecurity incident at UnitedHealth Group. In a Thursday (May 30) letter addressed to Federal...

Biden Administration to Propose Cybersecurity Standards for Hospitals, Other Entities

May 09, 2024
In response to a recent cyberattack that exposed the data of 100 million Americans, the Biden administration reportedly intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards. Deputy National Security...

UnitedHealth Still ‘Trying to Dig Through’ Cause of Cyberattack

May 01, 2024
UnitedHealth’s CEO said the company is still investigating a security failure behind a massive cyberattack. Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday (May 1), Andrew Witty said the company has...