Code Blue: Healthcare Held HOSTAGE!

The cyberattack on Change Healthcare by the group known as "Blackcat" or "ALPHV" has disrupted vital healthcare services, highlighting the vulnerability of our digital healthcare infrastructure. Chaos has ensued, from patients unable to afford medications due to insurance processing failures to potential identity theft risks. It is critical to demand robust cybersecurity measures in healthcare and be prepared in the face of digital threats.
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[HuplesCat]

The missed point is public health care is nicer, fairer, and way cheaper than a privatized or semi private system.

[growjoyfullyhomestead]

We have lived without insurance. For years.

[mbur]

I have one medication that is a controlled prescription. The last two times I've had to wait a week to get it refilled because they no longer "keep it on hand". It's not a life saving drug but it's not one that you can just stop. What I've started doing is taking a half dose every other day to build up a supply in case I have to gradually ween off or there becomes a supply issue. Guess this is the new normal? I've been to third world countries but I never thought I'd live in one.

[mscatnipper]

Great coverage of a scary event. I loved seeing your precious black kitty at the end!

[nojo]

My Kroger pharmacy has not been able to confirm my prescription insurance since Texas cell phone outage. They wanted me to pay cash price of $118.00. I had to go in and have all my insurance reinstalled. Final cost $12.00. I live in Houston Texas not some small rural town. 😱😱😱😱😱

[vickenator]

This is infuriating as someone who used to work in the tech industry, because I guarantee it all happened due to some muckety-muck at the top who didn't want to pay for proper security measures in the first place. That's why stuff like this happens. Someone up on high doesn't think security is a valuable or high-ROI issue, and then acts all surprised when they get hacked because they didn't want to pay for proper protections. So aggravating... and so avoidable.

[ZitaZone]

Most doctors today work for a clinic so they do not have overhead. Not sure if they pay a fee. But they get vacations scheduled days off. They do not have hospital privileges because hospitals have hospitalist. Most doctors today are DO not MD's. I do agree all about this info. Great video. Thanks so much

[james_chatman]

Other countries with less wealth than ours don't have these problems, many even have private insurance as the primary funding vehicle.

AFAICT the problem here is regulatory capture by those that have taken over the system for personal profit to the exclusion of care. These health-care oligarchs want people to pay up and go away or try woo-based non-solutions they don't have to pay claims for.

Sorry, but I want what I paid for and I pay a hell of a lot for health insurance. You probably do too.

What I'm saying is that the problem is ultimately political and the solution is ultimately political.

[JanicePhillips]

I fired my doctor and tossed the scripts about four years ago.
I will never attend the church of the white coats ever again.

[kandi]

Yes. Happened to me for a med that I need. Still waiting for them to get back online. That’s one med. The other one is out of stock from the manufacturer. I used to work in hospital billing. I’m so glad you explained this to others.

[WillowsGarden]

My brother is waiting to get the ok from the insurance company for his inhaler that he needs. It’s such a scam that we the people suffer because of it. Have a blessed evening!

[gsdalpha]

My thyroid meds are refillable only 90 days as a time. And doc makes me retest every 6 months; it used to be annually but doc's office was bought out by the local hospital who wants him to push for more tests, more often. I've asked him and my insurance if I could just get a 6-month supply. Both say NO. Last refill I had to wait 5 days because the pharmacy was out of it! BTW, we ordered a Jase Medical kit last Fall - and it showed on records in my doc's office. Jase is in Utah, we're in Indiana. No wonder hackers can intrude so easily! Everything's "connected".

[brichard]

Well.... I'm sure the insurance will return their premiums that didn't receive benefits promised...NOT! Executive bonuses hit records in 2024!

[KashmereFuzz]

I say let’s go back to paper and horses. Lol like that would happen.

[OldSchoolPrepper]

as you may know I've 30 years in medicine as a CFO, COO and various Private Practice Positions (all small companies) then I started working in hosptial systems...I've since retired and have friends that work in all the big hospital systems around our large city....all are no longer getting paymets from UHC. I never did like them, back in the day when I negotiated RVU reimbursments they were yucky!..even Regence BC/BS was easier to work with....and I like them....UHC boo! but this is troubling for sure... these ransom where jokers need to be found and imprisoned, this could cripple everything

[charmainemrtnz]

I had not heard about this. Thank you.

[barbaraengle]

My husband has United healthcare, does this mean it's a problem to worry about?

[GGsGarden]

I respectfully disagree that more government regulation aimed at victims of attacks is the answer. Much of the web of electronic entanglement of medical record systems has resulted from regulations requiring more and more interoperability.

[jessicaquiroz]

Is possible for you to make a list of the paperwork we need for our own personal medical records?

[TimetravelerMN]

Monopoly are bad. We have excessive utility costs because only one ☝️ option?!! Sucks!