HIPAA

Senators demand OPM withdraw plan to access feds’ medical records

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More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers warned that a little-scrutinized proposal to collect claims-level data related to the Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits programs could violate federal law and doctor-client confidentiality. By Erich Wagner – April 20, 2026 A group of 16 Democratic senators on Monday called on the Office of … Read more

OWCP Medical File Hack Affected Nearly Half a Million Postal Workers

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Network intruders compromised health information on current and former U.S. Postal Service employees who filed for workers’ compensation, USPS officials say. The files were accessed during a previously reported September cyber intrusion that netted the Social Security numbers of about 800,000 USPS employees. Details of the health data breach are just now being revealed for the first time. … Read more