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Insurance Companies Reap Hidden Fees as Patients Get Unexpected Bills

A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference.

By Chris Hamby

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4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks

Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have been proposed to protect patient data, vulnerable hospitals and medical groups.

By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz

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With Cyberattack Fix Weeks Away, Health Providers Slam United

Hospitals, doctors and clinics expressed frustration that they will have to wait even longer for reimbursements after hackers paralyzed the largest U.S. billing clearinghouse.

By Reed Abelson and Julie Creswell

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UnitedHealth Cyberattack Disrupts Prescription Drug Coverage

For nearly a week, people have been waylaid at pharmacies after a unit of the nation’s largest insurer was shut down by a possible ransomware assault.

By Reed Abelson

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