The healthcare industry is never far from the headlines—and, at least recently, it has not for the best reasons. Hackers are stealing patient data, costs are increasing and the political landscape is always shifting.

The results of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine contains some bad news for asthmatics living in certain areas. 

A report on privacy and security concerns surrounding new technology that collects health data, such as wearable fitness trackers, admitted regulations like HIPAA haven’t kept pace with new developments.

A report released earlier this month by CMS predicted healthcare spending will top $10,000 per American in 2016—a lot of money for individual patients and the insurance programs, both public and private, that subsidize them.

In recent news, healthcare hackers such as “TheDarkOverlord” have been stealing private patient records and parading their spoils around the internet. He claims to be selling these private documents on the black market is ransom is not paid by the healthcare providers he initially stole the information from. This activity has caught the interest of the FBI, reports Information Management. 

Some of the most-used drugs in the U.S. are thousands of dollars more expensive in this country than they are in other countries, according to Vox. 

After reversing a five-year-old ban on healthcare organizations sending orders in May, the Joint Commission has changed plans again, announcing in its June newsletter the previous ban won’t be lifted until September.

The final version of legislation to combat opioid abuse and addiction didn’t include a requirement for prescribers to check their state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), but a new bill in the U.S. Senate would change that.