Meta reached a settlement resolving claims from 51 states and territories that could require the company to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties and change how Facebook and Instagram operate for younger users. The agreement resolves claims that Meta…
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A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a fund to remediate harm its Facebook and Instagram apps caused to children, The Washington Post reported Aug. 6. The ruling adds to Meta’s losses in court this year…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan faces a complaint alleging it used an autonomous digital system to triage and refer behavioral health patients in Northern California without oversight from licensed clinicians. The complaint, submitted to the California Department of Managed…
A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from terminating school mental health grants in 15 states, finding the states are likely to succeed on claims that the department’s planned grant terminations violate federal law. The temporary restraining…
Louisa, Ky.-based Addiction Recovery Care and affiliates Pioneer Health Group and Science Hill Family Care agreed to a $16.2 million civil judgment to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Kentucky Medicaid program,…
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Lakewood, Colo.-based NAS Recovery Solutions disclosed a data breach affecting up to 7,000 current and former clients after workforce members downloaded client information without authorization, The HIPAA Journal reported July 23. The organization learned May 13, 2026, that the workforce…
The family of a Cascadia Health employee who was fatally stabbed while working alone at a residential mental health facility has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit, The Oregonian reported July 21. The suit alleges the…
Three people have sued Great Plains Hospital in Nevada, Mo., alleging they were sexually abused as children during inpatient stays at the facility, according to court records obtained by Becker’s. The three plaintiffs — identified by the pseudonyms John Doe…
Nearly two decades after Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, the law’s future enforcement is in flux, caught between a stalled federal rule, a wave of state-level activity and a new bill introduced in Congress that…
A former central Ohio couple was indicted on 12 felony charges in connection with an alleged $9.3 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a July 15 news release from Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson’s office. Here are four things to…