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Texas Health and Human Services Commission announces privacy breach impacting 61,000 people
On Friday, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced that it suffered a data breach in late 2024, impacting 61,000 individuals across the state. According to HHSC, on Nov. 21 ...
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Privacy breach at Texas HHSC leads to terminations, investigation
HHSC recommends that anyone affected by this breach should carefully review their accounts and health care provider, insurance company and financial statements. NFL News: Lions HC Dan Campbell ...
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HHS will reevaluate programs, regulations to ensure taxpayer funds are not paying for elective abortions
Dr. Dorothy Fink, acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced that the agency would begin reevaluating its current practices to ensure they are not utilizing ...
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How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy And Our Security
Even the recent news about the pause of communications from HHS and other health agencies ... A measles or bird flu outbreak in Texas would raise alarms across the country. Yes, Americans are ...
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HHS pause on external comms delaying upcoming health summits
Two planned events have been indefinitely postponed as a result of the Trump administration’s freeze on HHS-related mass communications and public appearances. HHS The First 100 Days Health Tech ...
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Data breach exposes 61,000 Texans after state employees improperly access info
HHSC posted a page with frequently asked questions for people impacted by the breach. That document can be found on the agency’s website. Emily Brindley reports on health in North Texas and ...
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HHS pauses communications through Feb. 1, memo says
The memo, which was sent to agency leaders by acting HHS Secretary Dorothy Fink, outlines that the HHS agencies should refrain from sending any documents for publication in the Federal Register ...
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State employees suspected of stealing from low-income Texans' public assistance accounts
Seven human services employees were fired after a string of fraud and theft — and the largest data breach in agency history. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and ...
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HHS bans EcoHealth Alliance and group’s ex-prez from receiving federal funding for 5 years after Wuhan virus experiments
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday barred EcoHealth Alliance and the group’s former president, Peter Daszak, from receiving federal funding for five years after they failed to ...
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Abbott calls on Congress to reimburse Texas for border security efforts
(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called on Congress to reimburse Texas for its border security operation, Operation Lone Star. Abbott sent letters to the leaders of the U ...
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NIH director clarifies HHS communications freeze, confirms some essential functions can continue
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Matthew Memoli sought to clarify the extent of the Trump administration's freeze on communications and other functions within the Health and ...