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New Seventh Circuit ruling clarifies Anti-Kickback Statute in marketing
On April 14, 2025, the Seventh Circuit overturned a conviction under the Anti-Kickback Statute, signaling a narrower interpretation of what...
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Federal health officials urged to probe California privacy breach
Kirsten Peremore: May 8, 2025 6:20:01 PM
On April 30, 2025, Representative Kevin Kiley (CA-3) formally requested that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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DOJ targets neurofeedback billing in $15M behavioral health fraud case
Federal prosecutors have charged a Minnesota couple with orchestrating a $15 million healthcare fraud scheme involving overbilling and false claims...
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Apple alerts users in 100 countries to spyware threat
Farah Amod: May 8, 2025 5:03:35 PM
Apple alerts users in 100 countries to highly targeted spyware attacks likely linked to government surveillance tools.
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Supreme Court backs HHS in Medicare case impacting hospital funding
Kirsten Peremore: May 8, 2025 4:33:24 PM
On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a significant case concerning...
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19 states sue Trump administration over public health service cuts
Kirsten Peremore: May 6, 2025 2:23:07 PM
On May 5, 2025, New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 19 other state attorneys general—including those from California, Colorado, and...
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Google blocks 5.1 billion ads in 2024
Farah Amod: May 2, 2025 1:32:45 PM
A surge in deepfake-driven scams pushed Google to remove billions of ads and suspend millions of accounts in its toughest enforcement year.
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WhatsApp and Meta fined $220M for data privacy violations in Nigeria
Farah Amod: May 1, 2025 5:33:08 PM
Meta and WhatsApp hit with $220M fine in Nigeria over major data privacy violations and discriminatory practices.
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Oracle engineers cause 5-day EHR outage across 45 hospitals
Engineers at multinational computer technology company Oracle accidentally triggered a five-day outage of the company’s electronic health record...
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HHS to close 6 of 10 regional OGC offices, impacting providers and suppliers
On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the closure of six of its ten regional offices for the Office of...
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KU Health sued over unauthorized access to patient photos
Farah Amod: Apr 22, 2025 10:39:49 AM
A KU Health therapist is accused of exploiting cross-system access to view private patient photos and records, prompting a major privacy lawsuit.
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Providers pressured to repay UnitedHealth’s $9B relief loans
Farah Amod: Apr 22, 2025 10:15:51 AM
UnitedHealth wants billions back from providers still recovering from the Change Healthcare breach.
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Retina Group of Washington agrees to lawsuit settlement
Abby Grifno: Apr 22, 2025 9:26:15 AM
The company agreed to pay a $3.6 million settlement over a 2023 data breach.