Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and the U.S. DOGE Service are reportedly looking to add a Medicare database to their arsenal of tools to use in their crackdown on illegal immigrants. The Washington Post published its report on the agencies’ alleged plan on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter and internal documents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allegedly manages the database, which...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is probing “a major pediatric teaching hospital” over the alleged firing of a nurse who sought a religious exemption to avoid administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children. “The Department will robustly enforce federal laws protecting these courageous whistleblowers, including laws that protect healthcare professionals from being forced to violate their religious beliefs or moral convictions,” Acting HHS OCR...