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Luminis Health Cybersecurity Incident Disrupts Systems and Forces Patient Reroutes

Maryland agencies, joined by outside cybersecurity experts, are investigating to assess service impacts including possible patient data exposure.

Mumbai Mayor Orders 24‑Hour Jan Arogya Counter After Surprise Check at Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital

KFF Analysis Finds Insurers Denied 12%–18% of Prior Authorization Requests in 2025

Senate Health Panel Advances Bipartisan Hospital Price‑Transparency Bill

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case After Kerala Delay in Cancer Drug Plea

Spain Again Refuses Public Funding for New Alzheimer Drugs

Kerala High Court Orders Expert Reports on Whether Cheaper Palbociclib Can Replace Patented Breast‑cancer Drugs

Maharashtra Uses AI and Flying Squads to Target MJPJAY Fraud

Mexico’s Public Hospitals Add 17 Advanced MRIs and Open First Public Fetal Surgery Unit

EsSalud Chief Apologizes After Arequipa Hospital Visit and Announces Large Drug Purchases

Karnataka High Court Permits Hysterectomy for 23-Year-Old with Severe Intellectual Disability

EsSalud Launches Crisis Plan as New Executive Flags Severe Shortages

J&K Suspends Cardiologist Over Alleged Mis‑coding of 103 Pacemaker Procedures

France Plans to Raise Medical Co-Pays This Summer, Cutting Social Security Reimbursements

UK Faces Record Medicine Shortages That Pharmacists Say Endanger Patients

HHS Warns 519 Hospitals to Post Prices or Face Up to $2 Million in Fines

Rotunda Board Orders End to Private Maternity Care by Public‑Only Consultants

Minister Orders Rotunda to End Private Maternity Work by Public‑Only Consultants

Arizona Sues MultiPlan and Eight Insurers Over Alleged Algorithmic Price‑Fixing

Auditors Warn War and Demographics Will Drive France’s Social Security Deficit Higher