WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the Kansas Hospital Association, Topeka: * * * To: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 RE: RIN 0945-AA22 Comments on HIPAA Security Rule Proposed Modifications to establish national standards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ele  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the National Alliance for Care at Home: * * * To: Anthony Archeval, Acting Director Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: HIPAA Security Rule NPRM Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Docket No. HHS-OCR-0945-AA22, HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more