Three major cyber attacks, known as Volt Typhoon, Change Healthcare, and Salt Typhoon, marked the US national cycling trends in 2024. The China-linked Volt Typhoon targeted vital infrastructure such as communication, energy, transportation, and water sectors. Change Healthcare was a large scale ransomware attack on the largest healthcare payments provider in the US, while Salt Typhoon saw intrusion into telecommunications, with hackers monitoring calls and compromising wiretapping systems.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
