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CMS proposes increases to hospice care rates for FY 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule that would increase hospice payments by an estimated $695 million in FY 2026,...

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HIPAA ruled not a barrier to Missouri AG’s gender care probe

On May 7, 2025, the Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals ruled that Planned Parenthood Great Rivers must comply with a civil investigative...

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Florida bill seeks social media encryption backdoors

Florida is pushing forward a controversial bill that would require social media platforms to weaken encryption for law enforcement access, igniting...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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