Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 4th with additional details about an open letter penned by APhA and other pharmacy associations.
By Marcus A. Banks
A major February hack of UnitedHealth Group’s technology arm, Change Healthcare, has left pharmacies across the United States unable to fill some prescriptions. UnitedHealth initially attributed the disruption to an unspecified nation state, but later reports indicated it is the work of the ransomware company