HHS, payers meet to address Change Healthcare cyberattack response
- Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) met with 15 health insurance companies, including major payers and organizations like UnitedHealth Group, Elevance Health, and AHIP, to discuss payers’ Change Healthcare cyberattack response, HHS reported. During the meeting, HHs reviewed the results of a payer survey...
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