An Obama-Era White House Official Breaks Down the Current State of Immigration Policy
Former Department of Homeland Security official Peter Boogaard weighs in on immigration policy under Trump.
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The Supreme Court Voids an Appeals Court's Ruling on a Detained Immigrant Abortion Case
Acceding to a request from the Trump administration, the Supreme Court has voided a federal appeals court's ruling upholding the right of teens in immigration custody to seek abortions.
Uncovering the Truth Behind #WhereAreTheChildren
Amid the outrage over missing migrant children, some of the facts have gotten murky.
Amid a Flurry of Immigration Scandals, Activists Stay Focused on the Trump Administration's Separation of Families
As questions of children left unaccounted for by immigration authorities mount, rights advocates say the Trump administration's separation of parents and children remains the real issue.
The Trump Administration Is Preparing to Hold Migrant Children on Military Bases
The Trump administration is preparing to warehouse immigrant children on military bases after they have been separated from their parents while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
HHS Cuts LGBT Health Resources From Its Popular Women's Health Website
Important questions pertaining to LGBT-specific health care are no longer visible on the website.
The CDC Plans to Reduce Disease Prevention Initiatives
Beginning in 2019, the CDC will phase out the program to include only 10 countries.
CDC Director Resigns After Financial Conflicts of Interest Come to Light
Reports published this week showed that Brenda Fitzgerald invested in tobacco companies' stock while heading the CDC.
Price's Firing Isn't About 'Draining the Swamp.' It's About Embarrassing Trump
It was Price's hypocrisy—not his malfeasance—that did him in.
Tom Price to Reimburse Taxpayers $52,000 for Private Jet Travel
President Trump said Wednesday he was not pleased with Price's use of taxpayer money.
The (Unwitting) Grandmothers of Snapchat
A review found 35 cases since 2012 in which nursing home or assisted living workers surreptitiously shared photos or videos of residents on social media. At least 16 cases involved Snapchat.
Small-Scale Violations of Medical Privacy
Breaches that expose the health details of just a patient or two are proliferating nationwide. Regulators focus on larger privacy violations and rarely take action on small ones, despite the harm.
A Record of Patient Harm
New York's “character-and-competence” reviews are supposed to weed out operators with histories of violations and fines—but regulators don’t always act on the full story.
Patient Privacy Isn't Dead
Yet another health insurer recently reported a massive data breach, affecting the financial and medical information of 11 million people. We asked the head of the federal agency tasked with investigating these issues whether the notion of patient privacy was outmoded.
Why Isn't the Department of Health and Human Services Penalizing More Hospitals for Failing to Protect Medical Records?
Federal health watchdogs say they are cracking down on organizations that don’t protect the privacy and security of patient records, but data suggests otherwise.
Medicare Fraud Remains Rampant, Audacious
The government launched a task force against fraud, but abuse of the system is just too easy.
Was Sebelius Right Not to Bump Murnaghan to the Front of the Line?
When a child is deemed suitable for an adult organ transplant, why are they put at the end of the donation line?