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Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says
The beginning of the Change Healthcare cyberattack happened when hackers entered a server that lacked multifactor authentication. That's according to UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch to have surgery on knee after sideline collision, AP source says
Finch was hurt in a sideline collision with Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley. He will have his ruptured right patellar tendon repaired Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.
U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug is the agency’s biggest policy change in more than 50 years. The proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver's seat
Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor's financial policy, which protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing jargon, can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing.
Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court
The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and state employees in North Carolina.