DOJ Antitrust Inquiry and Cyberattack at United Healthcare and Optum
- U.S. DOJ opened an inquiry into United Healthcare and Optum over antitrust concerns. Will this slow down Hellevance’s management in its tracks and the ongoing theme of providers acquisition spree?
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-launches-antitrust-investigation-into-unitedhealth-wsj-reports-2024-02-27/
- Change Healthcare IT systems are still reeling from a cyberattack and are down for two weeks now. They are not expected to be back up before March 15th. CMS and HHS have taken note. Will this be the wake up call for GCIO or CDIO against ruthless and mindless offshoring of IT development and security functions. The target is on our back, and it’s growing bigger every day.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ama-aha-pressure-congress-unitedhealth-group-aftermath-change-healthcare-attack