The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sent termination notices to hundreds of grant recipients late on Tuesday, NPR reported.

“As health care costs have risen, employers have shifted more and more of the burden for health care spending onto their employees through co-pays, deductibles, co-insurance and excluding some forms of care from coverage,” according to a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Even as patient experience climbs the priority list, revenue growth remains a central goal, the company’s latest Transformative Trends and Data-Driven Insights Report found.

Epic, a global health care software company, and several care providers are suing Health Gorilla, claiming that the health information network improperly accessed and monetized nearly 300,000 patient medical records.

Months of negotiations with hospital management stalled over issues such as health care benefits, workplace violence protection and staffing levels, according to the union’s strike announcement.

HHS had announced earlier in the week that it was halting federal funds that support three social safety net programs in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.

The primary concern is the possible disruption of ongoing treatment for chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and mobility-related conditions.

The defendants submitted and were compensated for thousands of claims for independent dispute resolution under the No Surprises Act despite knowing they were false, the insurer alleged.