CMS Emergency Funds for Doctors Affected by Change Healthcare Hack

By Staff Reporters

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Federal health officials said they would offer emergency funding to physicians, physical therapists, and other professionals that provide outpatient healthcare, following a cyberattack that crippled the nation’s largest processor of medical claims and left many organizations in financial distress. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also announced that it would make advance payments available to suppliers that bill through Medicare Part B, which serves a wide array of healthcare organizations.

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Officials had previously announced a similar program to make emergency payments available for hospitals that had been ensnared by the February 21st hack of Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, and have struggled to get paid for more than two weeks. The emergency funds represent upfront payments made to healthcare providers and suppliers based on their expected future claims.

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Source: Dan Diamond, Washington Post [3/9/24]

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