UnitedHealth Group CEO Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny Regarding Change Healthcare Cyberattack; Legislators Push for Minimum Cybersecurity Standards

UnitedHealth Group CEO Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny Regarding Change Healthcare Cyberattack; Legislators Push for Minimum Cybersecurity Standards

The Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held hearings focused on the cyberattack that targeted Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), leading to widespread disruptions in the health care sector (Senate hearing available here, House hearing available here). UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified before both Committees, facing bipartisan scrutiny… (Colocho, May 2, 2024) #Health Information Technology, #Hospitals, #Physicians, #Privacy, #Transparency