Medicaid portals down nationwide | MU Health Care agrees to $8M class-action settlement over data breach

The White House denies that payment systems were impacted and has not given a reason for the outage. The issue only came to light due to various posts on social media from lawmakers. 

The cyberattack on University of Missouri Health Care’s systems happened in 2020 and affected 190,000 patients.

Liberator Medical Supply was accused of offering doctors kickbacks, such as discounted and free supplies, in exchange for filling prescriptions with its products.

The last count submitted to HHS in October pegged the number at 100 million. Now that figure sits at 190 million, and the company continues its investigation. 

Mahendra Ami, MD, is seeking the judgement after MSNBC reported several times that he was performing unwanted hysterectomies on patients at a Georgia detention center. Ami said the outlet ignored evidence to the contrary and failed to verify that statements from a  whistleblower were true. 

Pharmacist Jason Ausili discusses the expanding role of pharmacies as one-stop-shop patient care centers for every community.

After Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was extradited to New York, federal prosecutors unsealed a new set of murder charges. 

Arizona residents Mary and Fred Blakley purportedly charged $300 a pop for ultrasound scans, claiming they could unearth cancers and cure various ailments. 

Bridgefield Capital, founded in 2015, has previously invested in such popular brands as Cirque Du Soleil, Del Monte and Quiksilver. This transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025.