UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers
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UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers

The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds.
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals that Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters
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Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals that Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters

The agency suggested that clinical trials in humans may be required for updated Covid shots, raising questions about whether they will be available in the fall.
Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue Battered U.S. P.P.E. Industry
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Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue Battered U.S. P.P.E. Industry

The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help.