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UnitedHealth Group has paid more than $2 billion to providers following cyberattack


UnitedHealth Group said it's paid out more than $2 billion in advances to help health-care providers deal with the fallout of last month's cyberattack.

Change Healthcare offers e-prescription software and tools for payment management, so the interruptions left many providers temporarily unable to fill medications or get reimbursed for their services by insurers. Federal agencies like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have introduced additional options to ensure that states and other stakeholders can make interim payments to providers, according to a release. "We continue to call on Congress and the Administration to take additional actions now to support providers as they deal with significant fallout from this historic attack," AHA CEO Rick Pollack said in the release.

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