Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System

 Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to single-doctor practices.

“This is worse than when Covid hit because even though we didn’t get paid for a while then either, at least we knew there was going to be a fix,” said Molly Fulton, who runs five urgent care centers around Columbus, Ohio.Credit...Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times