Camila Domonoske reports on what may be the most important news of the morning. The Supreme Court has overturned a Texas law requiring clinics that provide abortions to have surgical facilities and doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The law was predicted to close many clinics and further reduce availability of abortion…
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Lawyers clash on whether Kesha’s psychiatric and medical records should be disclosed in Dr. Luke’s defamation lawsuit against the singer
Barbara Ross reports: Lawyers for Kesha and music producer Dr. Luke locked horns Monday in competing letters to a Manhattan judge over whether Kesha’s psychiatric and medical records must be disclosed in a defamation suit the producer has filed against her. Kesha, whose real name is Kesha Rose Sebert, has claimed that Lukasz (Dr. Luke)…
Workers May Soon Have To Share Health Data — Or Pay A Penalty
Stephanie M. Lee reports: Sometime next year, you may hear about a new way to save money on your health insurance. To get the discount, you and your spouse have to join your company’s voluntary “wellness program,” the kind that typically promotes exercising more or losing weight. As part of signing up, you’re both asked…
HIPAA waived after Orlando shooting — did it have to be?
So you may have read an article on Slate saying that the President could only waive HIPAA after the Orlando terrorist attack if he declared a national emergency AND HHS declared a public health emergency. But if you read Becker’s Health IT and CIO Review, you learn that no, it didn’t really need to be…