On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced its final rule entitled “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support ...

A federal judge in Texas just tossed out Biden-era reproductive healthcare privacy protections, halting a 2024 final rule with nationwide effect. The rule, which largely took effect in December and ...

HHS’s Office for Civil Rights has proposed major updates to the HIPAA Security Rule to counter escalating cyber threats, including a 102% increase in large breach reports from 2018–2023. The changes ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has filed proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 security rule to strengthen the cybersecurity of ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. An ultra-conservative federal judge in Texas has lobbed another hand grenade in his ...

The 2026 HIPAA Security Rule updates will make encryption of all electronic protected health information (ePHI) at rest and in transit mandatory, ending the long-standing 'addressable' flexibility.