US health dept says UnitedHealth can notify patients of data breach

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Formally shifts onus of responsibility.

US health dept says UnitedHealth can notify patients of data breach
US healthcare providers can ask UnitedHealth Group to notify people whose data was exposed during a hack on the company's Change Healthcare unit in February, according to an update on the health department's website. The news comes as a relief for US hospitals and healthcare providers that ...

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