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The Massachusetts example in trying to deal with climate change.

Thu, 2024-06-27 07:56 — mike kraft

 

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Medicaid for Millions in America Hinges on Deloitte-Run Systems Plagued by Errors

Mon, 2024-06-24 07:13 — mike kraft
Medicaid for Millions in America Hinges on Deloitte-Run Systems Plagued by Errors - KFF Health News The technology has generated notices with errors, sent Medicaid paperwork to the wrong addresses, and been frozen for hours at a time, according to state audits, court documents, and interviews. While it can take months to fix problems, America’s poorest residents pay the price. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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Change Healthcare to begin notifying patients that cyberattack compromised their private info

Thu, 2024-06-20 16:49 — mike kraft
Change Healthcare to begin notifying patients that cyberattack compromised their private info Change Healthcare will begin notifying people that private information, such as Social Security numbers and medical diagnoses, was compromised in its cyberattack. Brittany Trang STAT
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Sterilized reused respirators not effective enough against aerosolized particles--lab study

Thu, 2024-06-20 15:49 — mike kraft
Lab study: Sterilized reused respirators not effective enough against aerosolized particles Over 78% were dirty, rendering them unsuitable for sterilization, the authors say. CIDRAP

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HHS lets UnitedHealth instead of hospitals, doctors notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports

Wed, 2024-06-12 07:28 — mike kraft
US health dept lets UnitedHealth notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports The U.S.
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Some U.S. community health centers still affected 3 months later by UnitedHealth hack

Wed, 2024-06-05 14:44 — mike kraft
Community health centers still bogged down by red tape after UnitedHealth hack More than three months after a cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group's technology unit, some community health centers, which serve 30 million low-income and uninsured patients, are still wading through red tape to receive back payments and struggling with operations issues. Amina Niasse
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"Duckbill" N95 mask gets top billing in stopping SARS-CoV-2 viral leakage into the air--study

Wed, 2024-06-05 06:55 — mike kraft
N95 respirator gets top billing in stopping SARS-CoV-2 viral leakage into the air Researchers who compared the ability of cloth and surgical masks and KN95 and N95 respirators to impede SARS-CoV-2 leakage into the environment show that the "duckbill" N95 won handily, stopping 98% of the virus that causes COVID-19. CIDRAP

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U.S arrests Chinese man whose free computer programs enabled $6 Billion theft from COVID relief funds

Thu, 2024-05-30 08:23 — mike kraft
A man who allegedly stole $6 billion in COVID relief was arrested The DOJ says YunHe Wang offered free VPN programs that infected millions of computers Quartz

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The DOJ’s statement claims that 911 S5 customers allegedly targeted certain COVID-19 relief programs. It says that 560,000 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims originated from compromised IP addresses, resulting in a loss exceeding $5.9 billion for the United States.

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Cyberattacks against U.S. water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them--U.S. government warns

Tue, 2024-05-21 06:25 — mike kraft
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe. AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water.

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Vermont legislature passes a 100% renewable electricity mandate

Wed, 2024-05-08 11:50 — mike kraft
Vermont just passed a 100% renewable electricity mandate Vermont today passed a bill that requires 100% renewable electricity across all the state's utilities by 2035, and it's expected to become law. Michelle Lewis Electrek
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