Lack of transparency ‘handcuffed’ feds’ Change hack response, lawmaker says

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Lawmakers are questioning UnitedHealth Group’s response to the cyberattack that took Change Healthcare’s systems offline for nearly a month.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on March 25. In his letter, Mr. Raskin wrote the oversight committee is “concerned that UnitedHealth Group is restricting the ability of federal agencies to provide applicable assistance to Change Healthcare.” Continue reading here…

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