Roughly 47 million Americans take prescription medication for mental health treatment. This number has steadily increased over the past decade–a clear indication of not only a mental health crisis but a dependency on pharmaceutical solutions. Many are aware that the American public is overmedicated, but it is often framed as pharmaceutical greed. The mentality is […]
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Patients struggle to get lifesaving medication after cyberattacking on a major health care company
Millions of Americans are in a terrible bind after a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a critical division of UnitedHealth Group, forced them to choose between going without life-saving medications or paying out-of-pocket costs for them. A widespread cyber breach was detected on February 21, 2024, and since then, vital systems for medical billing and insurance […]
