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Quebec, Ottawa reach health-care funding deal with $900M per year to province – Montreal

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 19, 2024 5:47 pm 1 min read Decrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec has become the last province to reach an agreement in principle with the federal government on health-care funding. Premier François Legault’s office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in annual health funding comes with no conditions. Legault had been pushing back on conditions that the federal government wanted to impose in exchange for the transfers. The premier’s office says health care is a provincial responsibility and that Quebec will be free to decide how it spends…Continue Reading

UnitedHealth paid more than $2 billion to providers after cyberattack

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. headquarters stands in Minnetonka, Minnesota, US Mike Bradley | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it’s paid out more than $2 billion to help health-care providers who have been affected by the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare. “We continue to make significant progress in restoring the services impacted by this cyberattack,” UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said in a press release. “We know this has been an enormous challenge for health care providers and we encourage anyone in need to contact us.” UnitedHealth disclosed nearly a month ago that a cyber threat actor breached part…Continue Reading