Health care news from around the web: March 13 – 17, 2023

Hacking health care: With 385M patient records exposed, cybersecurity experts sound alarm on breach surge 

Health care companies must harden their defenses, but it may require regulators and lawmakers to raise the bar on security standards, experts say. 

Pay attention to this brewing union battle 

Senators in Michigan are expected to approve legislation that ends the state’s right-to-work statute. Should more states take up the cause, there’s no question long-term care operators will suffer. 

Senators target ‘loopholes’ in insurer price transparency rule 

In a letter to CMS, senators call for action to improve patients' ability to access and decipher pricing information. 

Medicaid health plans try to protect members—and profits—during unwinding 

With states poised to start disenrolling Medicaid enrollees in April who no longer qualify, the insurers hope to retain enrollees who are still eligible and capture those who lose coverage with the Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.