Susan Morse

Medical device cybersecurity could be challenged by HHS staffing cuts

Marks reportedly was offered the choice of resigning or being fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The overhaul consolidates 28 divisions of the agency to 15, including a new Administration for a Healthy America.

Hospitals that are already struggling will lose funding, say the Democratic state treasurers of Republican-proposed cuts.

The 14 to 13 vote was along party lines. 

Walgreens was accused of engaging in a "systematic and routine waiver of patient copayments."

MA plans have faced recent headwinds of declining payment rates, medical cost pressures, regulatory burden and less favorable star ratings.

At this time, no information is available to either corroborate or discount this threat's credibility, joint threat bulletin says. 

The layoffs affect Johns Hopkins University and the nonprofit Jhpiego, which works closely with USAID.

Initiative will eliminate up to 25% of all reauthorizations, or 10% of overall prior authorizations, PBM says.