---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000785161-24-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EHC"
cik: "0000785161"
company_name: "Encompass Health Corp"
filed_at: "2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T13:37:06.872184+00:00"
event_type: "cyber"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Encompass Health discloses cyber incident at vendor Change Healthcare affecting claims

## Summary
- Received notice Feb 21, 2024 from Change Healthcare (UnitedHealth subsidiary) of a cybersecurity incident.
- Encompass Health severed connections; no compromise of its own systems identified to date.
- Operations and patient care unaffected except for payment claims submission; delays possible if service not restored.
- Change Healthcare has not provided restoration timeline; Encompass Health has not deemed the incident material.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000785161-24-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EHC
- cik: 0000785161
- company_name: Encompass Health Corp
- filed_at: 2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: cyber
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785161/000078516124000006/0000785161-24-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785161/000078516124000006/ehc-20240227.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000785161-24-000006.txt

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