WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - White House officials

met UnitedHealth Group's ( UNH ) CEO Andrew Witty on Tuesday

over the hack at its tech unit, a U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS) spokesman told Reuters.

News of the meeting was first reported by the Washington

Post.

"Yes, there was a meeting. First time we've brought

providers and payers together in one meeting. We've had daily,

individual meetings with all the players since the hack," the

HHS spokesman said.