Cyberattack affects prescription payments

At least one Carson Valley resident was told by a Gardnerville pharmacy on Saturday that they would have to pay for their prescription out of pocket or wait after a cyberattack on one of the largest health care technology companies in the United States. Change Healthcare said on its web site that it’s experiencing a cyber security issue and is working to address the matter after the Feb. 21 attack. “Once we became aware of the outside threat, and in the interest of protecting our partners and patients, we took...