White House meets with UnitedHealth CEO over hack(Reuters) -White House officials met with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty and others in the industry on Tuesday to discuss a hack at the healthcare conglomerate’s tech unit that has disrupted operations across the United States. Health plans have also put alternative payment processes in place, according to AHIP CEO Mike Tuffin. PBMs help employers and health plans create lists of medications covered by insurance plans and reimburse pharmacies for patients’ prescriptions. Officials from the U.S. Department of Labor and HHS in an open letter on Sunday had asked UnitedHealth to expedite payments to healthcare providers. The Washington Post first reported that White House officials urged UnitedHealth to make more emergency funding available to healthcare providers affected by the hack.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2024 15:40 UTC