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The federal government will offer emergency funding to health-care providers and other professionals who are suffering financially in wake of the cyberattack on the nation's largest processor of medical claims. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced on Saturday that it will make available Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) accelerated payments to Part A providers and advance payments to Part B suppliers experiencing claims disruptions.

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