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20 States Sue HHS to Stop Medicaid Data Sharing with ICE

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Dissent

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: California and 19 other states’ attorneys general are suing the Trump administration to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ from allegedly disclosing Medicaid beneficiaries’ personal health information to the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday announced the lawsuit…

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GoodRx Agrees to Pay $25 Million Settlement for Privacy Violations

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Dissent

GoodRx settled FTC charges for $1.5 million, but it wasn’t so lucky with a class action lawsuit. Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: The telehealth and prescription drug discount provider, GoodRx, recently agreed to pay $25 million to settle class action claims originating from the company’s unauthorized disclosure of consumers’ personal health information, according to recent filings…

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Texas judge upholds hospitals’ right to use online tracking technology

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Dissent

Suzanne Smalley reports: A Texas federal judge ruled Thursday that the Biden administration’s efforts to rein in the use of online trackers by hospitals and other health providers are illegal. The judge backed arguments from hospital trade groups and local healthcare systems who said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) went beyond…

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HIPAA’s role in liability cases tested in Mich.

Posted on December 7, 2009July 3, 2025 by Dissent

Amy Lynn Sorrel reports: Michigan’s Supreme Court is set to decide whether the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act preempts a state law allowing defendants in medical liability lawsuits to informally interview plaintiffs’ other treating physicians — a move that doctors say could put them at a disadvantage in defending such cases. At issue is…

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