A healthcare cyberattack is impacting Utahns who use Medicaid. For some, it's affected their ability to get the medication they need.
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services does not want any member to have delayed care as a result of this system issue. DHHS is doing everything possible to communicate with providers, pharmacies, stakeholders, and members to implement work-around options so that emergency prescriptions can be filled.
Optum anticipates that these disruptions will last through the day, if not longer. They are providing updates on their website. The Department of Health and Human Services State Medicaid Director Jennifer Strohecker said around 370,000 Utahns using Medicaid may have been affected.
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