The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and its contractor, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation, reported a data breach affecting over 940,000 Medicare beneficiaries; 3,112,815 individuals in total had their personal and health information exposed. The breach occurred due to a software vulnerability that was exploited before a protective patch could be issued. Notifications have been sent to affected individuals and free credit monitoring for a year has been offered. Healthcare organizations are advised to enhance data security protocols and regularly conduct audits to prevent such incidents.
Scott Perry says no one 'legitimately' on Medicaid will lose coverage
Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) has guaranteed that no one “legitimately” on Medicaid will lose coverage due to GOP attempts to cut spending. He emphasised the
