How the Change Healthcare cyberattack is straining providers, and what the government can do

The Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout and its impact on healthcare delivery nationwide continued this week, with providers waiting with bated breath to find out when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would expedite the switch to a different processor to restart claims processing after nearly two weeks of disruption. 

Policy relief from CMS came Tuesday, but healthcare industry groups are calling on the government to step in and provide financial relief during the crisis. 

Ted Okon, executive director of …

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