There’s no way that DataBreaches has enough time to track all of the lawsuits filed against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries, Optum and Change Healthcare, as a result of the Change Healthcare hack, but over on Becker’s Hospital Review, Giles Bruce reported about a suit of particular note:
Thirty-nine healthcare providers and the National Community Pharmacists Association are suing UnitedHealth Group over the Change Healthcare hack, claiming they have not financially recovered from the cyberattack.
The plaintiffs, comprising small and mid-sized providers across 22 states, assert that Change Healthcare failed to have cybersecurity safeguards in place, including multifactor authentication, that could have prevented the February ransomware attack that left large swaths of the healthcare industry unable to process claims and payments.
“For over four months (and counting), these healthcare practices have received little, if any, reimbursement from insurers for patient visits,” according to the complaint filed July 19 in Minnesota federal court. “Without complete reimbursement, small and mid-sized practices cannot afford employee payroll, rent/mortgage, and medical supplies. This data breach has handicapped healthcare providers.”
Read more at Becker’s Hospital Review.