Posted 2/22/2024, 11:46:00 PM
Pharmacies Face Prescription Processing Delays Nationwide After Cyberattack on Health Insurer
- Pharmacies across the U.S. are having issues processing prescriptions due to a cyberattack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare unit
- The attack prevented pharmacies from processing prescriptions to insurance to get payment
- Hospitals and pharmacies like ones at Camp Pendleton and in Colorado posted on social media about delays
- GoodRx also said its prescription discount services were disrupted
- UnitedHealth said it isolated the attack, notified law enforcement, and is working to restore systems, suspecting a nation-state threat actor