UnitedHealth is now “aggressively” chasing borrowers
April 14, 2025 By Ellen Jennings-Trace
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- Change Healthcare suffered a huge cyberattack in 2024
- Disruptions from that attack cost organizations millions
- The firm is now chasing repayment of loans to cover losses from these disruptions
UnitedHealth Group is “aggressively” going after small healthcare organizations that borrowed money following a huge cyberattack on its subsidy Change Healthcare.
The attack is said to have affected almost 190 million Americans, and was the largest US healthcare data breach ever, and was incredibly disruptive, with systems only fully restored 9 months later, costing over $2 billion to recover from.
After the attack, interest-free loans were offered by Change to help medical practices with short-term cash flow needs. The firm is now demanding these funds be “immediately” repaid, with some organizations asked to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars in just a few days.