HHS to investigate UnitedHealth and ransomware attack on Change Healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching an investigation into the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare following weeks of disruption to healthcare and billing operations at hospitals, clinics and pharmacies across the country.  The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a letter on Wednesday announcing the investigation, with Director

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