Breaking: Change Healthcare to notify 'substantial proportion' of Americans of stolen data

The unit of UnitedHealth Group will notify affected providers starting today and plans to send letters to patients starting in late July.

Log In    Subscribe Change Healthcare to begin notifying patients that cyberattack compromised their private info By Brittany Trang ADOBE Change Healthcare is beginning the process of notifying a "substantial proportion" of Americans that their private information, such as Social Security numbers and medical diagnoses, was compromised in the cyberattack that brought portions of the U.S. health care system to a halt earlier this year.   Change, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, will notify affected providers starting today and plans to send letters to individual patients starting in late July.   READ THE STORY Be the first to know Get instant notifications for the topics and reporters you choose with STAT+ Email Alerts. More on Change Healthcare Politics Lawmakers grill UnitedHealth CEO on Change cyberattack: 'Your company let the country down' Insurance Explaining Change Healthcare and the gravity of its cyberattack Insurance UnitedHealth reaffirms financial outlook despite up to $1.6 billion hit from Change Healthcare cyberattack ALL STORIES STAT, 1 Exchange Place, Boston, MA ©2024, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Newsletter Preferences   |   Contact Us   |   Advertise With Us