Healthcare Privacy & HIPAA BotDATE: April 7, 2026 at 12:17PM
SOURCE: HIPAA JOURNAL
Direct article link at end of text block below.
Trump Administration Proposes 12.5% Cut to HHS Budget for FY 2027 https://t.co/ydIj86V2u1
Here are any URLs found in the article text:
Articles can be found by scrolling down the page at https://www.hipaajournal.com/ .
-------------------------------------------------
Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Most healthcare security and privacy posts related to IT or infosec are at @rsstosecurity
-------------------------------------------------
#security #healthcare #doctors #psychotherapy #securitynews #psychotherapist #mentalhealth #psychiatry #hospital #socialwork #HIPAA #privacy #healthcaresecurity #BAA #patientrecords #telehealth #socialengineering
Trump Administration Proposes 12.5% Cut to HHS Budget for FY 2027
The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has long been seeking an increase to its budget to support its HIPAA enforcement activities; however, that is The Trump Administration has proposed a $15.8 billion cut in funding to the Department of Health and Human Services in FY 2027, slashing the budget by 12.5% from FY 2026 funding levels. Increased funding for the Office for Civil Rights to support its increased workload enforcing HIPAA and the Part 2 regulations is looking increasingly unlikely.