Medicare Agency To End Advance Payments Following UnitedHealth Cyberattack
Medicare Agency To End Advance Payments Following UnitedHealth Cyberattack
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it plans to close the advance payments program, which has started to help some Medicare providers and suppliers affected by disruptions at UnitedHealth Group Inc's (NYSE:UNH) Change Healthcare technology unit.
周一，医疗保险与医疗补助服务中心（CMS）表示计划关闭先期支付计划，该计划已开始帮助一些因联合健康集团（纽交所：UNH）Change Healthcare技术部门受到影响的医保提供商和供应商。
It launched the payments program in March after a hack at Change Healthcare in February by a group called ALPHV, also known as "BlackCat," disrupted medical insurance payments across the United States.
该支付计划在二月由一群名为ALPHV或“黑猫”的组织发动的一次黑客攻击导致美国全境的医疗保险支付受到干扰之后在三月启动。
CMS said that after July 12, the agency will no longer accept new applications for accelerated or advance payments.
CMS表示，从7月12日起，该机构将不再接受新的加速或先期付款申请。
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The CMS program has issued accelerated payments to over 4,200 Part A providers, such as hospitals, totaling more than $2.55 billion.
该CMS计划已向超过4,200个A部分服务提供商（如医院）发放了加速支付，总额超过25.5亿美元。
CMS also issued 4,722 advance payments, totaling more than $717.18 million, to Part B suppliers, including doctors, non-physician practitioners, and durable medical equipment suppliers.
CMS还向B部分供应商（包括医生、非医师从业人员和耐用医疗设备供应商）发放了4,722笔先期支付，总额超过7.1718亿美元。
CMS said it has already recovered over 96% of these payments, and suppliers and service providers are now successfully billing Medicare.
CMS表示已经收回了96%以上的这些支付，现在供应商和服务提供商已经成功向医保提交了账单。
CMS added that any service providers or suppliers having difficulty billing or receiving payment should contact Change Healthcare, which is owned by UnitedHealth.
CMS补充说，任何有困难提交账单或收到付款的服务提供商或供应商都应联系联合健康旗下的Change Healthcare。
In May, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty reassured a U.S. Senate panel that the company's recent troubles do not threaten the broader economy.
五月份，联合健康首席执行官安德鲁·威蒂向美国参议院委员会保证，公司最近的麻烦不会威胁到更广泛的经济。
UnitedHealth has provided over $6 billion in advance funding and interest-free loans to support care providers impacted by the cyberattack.
联合健康已经提供超过60亿美元的预付款和无息贷款，以支持受网络攻击影响的医疗服务提供商。
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Price Action: UNH shares are down 0.37% at $487.38 at last check Tuesday.
价格走势：截至最近一次查看，纽交所（NYSE）联合健康股价下跌0.37%，报487.38美元。
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