Sydney Halleman

Cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry continued to rise this year. Here are some of the largest incidents, from Change Healthcare to Ascension.

Although experts healthcare will grapple with uncertainty in a second Trump administration, some hope that years-long headwinds could begin reversing course in 2025.

Trump's nominee for HHS secretary said he supported policies that restrict abortion and said he didn't know whether federal law allows emergency abortions in states that ban the procedure.

Healthcare

A key Senate committee voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination even after some legislators raised concerns about his vaccine stances and confusion on programs like Medicaid and Medicare.

Although the budget resolution does not mention Medicaid specifically, lawmakers would be hard pressed to find enough cuts to meet an $880 billion target without touching federal healthcare programs.

An OMB document proposes to cut the HHS budget by roughly one-third as well as eliminate several divisions and programs.

Many HHS department heads and employees were unaware of plans to fire some 10,000 employees until they were publicly announced Thursday, sources said.

The abrupt end of $11 billion in public health grants nationally disrupted a program in Colorado that provides residents critical access to behavioral health and substance abuse support.

Most reductions took place on Friday, while the remaining cuts will take place through July, a spokesperson said. The cuts come three months after Prime acquired the facilities from Ascension.