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Latest KFF Health News Stories

In 2015, Health Care Data Is Hacking Target

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The Washington Post reports that this type of data breach is on the upswing. The health care information of more than 120 million people has been compromised since 2009, and this year’s major incidents are reasons to look carefully at the issue. ProPublica reports on the office at the Department of Health and Human Services that examines these complaints. Meanwhile, insurance regulators in Washington state and Alaska are digging into the cyberattack on Premera Blue Cross, which was reported last week.

GOP Still Questions The Federal Promise To Pay For Medicaid Expansion

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CQ Healthbeat reports on the pressures some Republican state lawmakers face as they continue to doubt the federal government’s long-term commitment to pay its share of expansion costs and also keep the feds from making too many demands on the traditionally state-run program. News outlets also provide the latest on related developments in Kansas and Florida.

Nebraska, Arizona Lawmakers Battle Over Abortion Bills

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Lawmakers in Nebraska take up a bill that would impose tougher regulations on abortion providers, while the Arizona House delays debate on one that would prevent women from buying Obamacare plans that cover abortion. Meanwhile, a civil liberties group asks a judge to bar an Alabama law that allows a fetus to be represented in court when a minor seeks judicial permission for an abortion.