February 2025

DOD contractor hit with $11M fine for health data mismanagement
UnitedHealth pushes back against shareholder transparency proposal
Thousands of staff cut from federal health agencies, including CDC and VA
UnitedHealth hires law firm, demands doctor recant statements on social media
Nonprofit academic hospital receives criticism after running Super Bowl ad
Senate confirms vaccine skeptic RFK as HHS secretary
Private equity tied to 21% of healthcare bankruptcies for second consecutive year
Hospital delays opening after vandals sledgehammer holes into walls
Judge orders HHS agencies to restore health information
Gottlieb: Let’s not slap the label ‘medical device’ on AI software that only helps clinicians make care decisions
Congressional bill could reverse Medicare cuts and increase physician pay
Cancer patient in pain for months discovers surgical sponge in neck, lawsuit claims
Report: Incoming Trump executive order to eliminate ‘thousands’ of jobs at HHS
FDA announces recall of dangerous arterial catheters
PHOTO GALLERY: The Epic intergalactic headquarters art collection
HHS offers update on comms pause as rapid policy shifts continue
Best in KLAS: End-users review top health IT systems in the US
FDA announces emergency recall of oxygen concentrators after spontaneous fires
Musk’s DOGE granted access to CMS records in search of ‘big money fraud’
Cigna announces changes to improve prior authorization, customer satisfaction
CDC reportedly instructed to ban words, including ‘gender’ and ‘transgender’
FDA issues Class I recall of brain fluid drain kits after 15 injuries
UnitedHealthcare in dispute with maternity practice over $1M in claims