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CMS says data breach at contractor could affect more than 946,000 Medicare beneficiaries

CMS says data breach at contractor could affect more than 946,000 Medicare beneficiaries

The incident was related to a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software, which was linked to data breaches at thousands...

Biden administration finalizes rule raising mental health coverage standards for private plans

Biden administration finalizes rule raising mental health coverage standards for private plans

The rule gives additional teeth to an almost 16-year-old law meant to force health insurers to cover mental health and...

OIG estimates 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes not complying with infection control staffing rules

OIG estimates 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes not complying with infection control staffing rules

Facilities reported challenges hiring and retaining qualified infection prevention personnel, according to the analysis by the HHS’ Office of Inspector General....

Updated COVID shots from Pfizer, Moderna cleared by FDA

Updated COVID shots from Pfizer, Moderna cleared by FDA

The reformulated messenger RNA vaccines are designed to more closely match currently circulating coronavirus variants. Article By: Ned Pagliarulo Blog...

Appeals court hands providers latest win in No Surprises litigation

Appeals court hands providers latest win in No Surprises litigation

The 5th Circuit Court’s decision vacates instructions that arbiters should first consider the qualifying payment amount in deciding payments over contested out-of-network bills. Article...

Federal judge blocks LGBTQ+ healthcare protections

Federal judge blocks LGBTQ+ healthcare protections

The judge ruled the HHS overstepped in applying an employment law decision to healthcare, a decision experts say could occur...

ONC’s Micky Tripathi on laying the digital floor for healthcare AI

ONC’s Micky Tripathi on laying the digital floor for healthcare AI

The agency head discussed ONC’s accomplishments over the past two decades, improving documentation burden among clinicians and artificial intelligence opportunities....

State healthcare cost caps could further pressure hospital operating margins: report

State healthcare cost caps could further pressure hospital operating margins: report

Policies in several states have limited provider rates and levels of reimbursement, as well as constrained operating flexibility, according to...

HHS agency launches program to automate cybersecurity at hospitals

HHS agency launches program to automate cybersecurity at hospitals

The program will invest more than $50 million to create a software suite that can automatically find potential vulnerabilities that...

Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not

Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not

Congressional inaction regarding health privacy laws robs Americans of ownership over their health data, argues Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate HELP...