Anthem cyberattack perpetrated by foreign government, officials say

06. January 2017 Health 0
The hacker who targeted Anthem in early 2015, exposing more than 78 million customer records in one of the largest healthcare breaches ever, was acting on behalf of a foreign government, investigators from the the California Department of Insurance say. Anthem is currently spending more than $260 million dollars for security improvements and remedial actions ...

New Analysis: Uninsured rate for Americans with pre-existing conditions dropped sharply when major Affordable Care Act reforms were first implemented

06. January 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Without ACA protections, more than half of non-elderly Americans could face discrimination in health care Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, millions of Americans no longer face coverage denials, higher costs, or coverage carve outs because of their medical histories. A new analysis from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides ...