Hacking of health care company leaves Chicago area man stuck in hospital

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Hacking of health care company leaves Chicago area man stuck in hospital

CHICAGO -- A hack at the company Change Healthcare has crippled pharmacies across the country – in just the latest in a troubling trend in which cyberattacks have affected people's health across the country.A Naperville man has been left pleading for help from his hospital bed. He said when he went to the pharmacy, he was told he would need to pay out of pocket for medicine on which he depends.'They said, 'There's nothing we can do for you,'' said Alan Townsend.

'I just can't imagine what people are going through that are worse than me.'Patrick Berryman is with the National Community Pharmacists Association – made up of independently-owned pharmacies.'In some cases, they might have been asked to pay cash. In other cases, they may have been given a couple of days' supply,' Berryman said. 'Change Healthcare was one of the two biggest switches in the country that independent pharmacies had to deal with.

 

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