Hello. Two Democratic senators are demanding information from UnitedHealth Group about the emergency relief loans it provided to healthcare providers after a cyberattack last year and how it’s collecting those debts.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) sent a letter on Wednesday to UHG Chief Executive Stephen Hemsley and Optum Financial Chief Executive Dhivya Suryadevara, expressing concern about the company’s payment demands to healthcare providers who took the loans. UHG says it lent more than $9 billion through its Temporary Funding Assistance Program after a February 2024 cyberattack.
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