Eden-Prairie, Minn.-based Dillman Clinic & Lab and another small health care provider in the state have filed for a preliminary injunction in federal court against UnitedHealth Group over the healthcare giant’s emergency loan repayment demands, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported April 16.
UnitedHealth Group provided $9 billion in interest-free loans to healthcare providers impacted by 2024 major cyberattack at Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of the healthcare giant. The incident affected the data of half of all Americans, according to the report.
Now, United’s Optum division is seeking repayment, sparking an outcry from physicians and physician advocacy groups who are urging Optum to allow individual practices to determine their own repayment timelines. Some physicians have reported that Optum is demanding rapid loan repayments — in some cases within five days — under threat of withheld reimbursements from UnitedHealthcare …