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As Change Healthcare's outage drags on, fears grow that patient data could be released

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As Change Healthcare's outage drags on, fears grow that patient data could be released

A cyberattack at Change Healthcare has caused a major outage in the US healthcare system for the second consecutive week. Hospitals have been unable to check insurance benefits, handle prior authorizations, or process billing, while pharmacies have struggled to determine prescription costs without access to health insurance records. Change Healthcare, which handles billions of healthcare transactions annually and is owned by UnitedHealth Group, has not confirmed whether patient data has been compromised, leading to concerns about the security of sensitive medical information. A ransomware gang claiming responsibility for the attack has allegedly stolen millions of patients' private medical data.

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