HHS is currently involved in a fight over the public release of the largest health care database in the U.S, reports iHealthBeat. As blogged recently (HHS appeals ruling requiring disclosure of Medicare physician claims data) the U.S.

News item from KaiserNetwork: HHS on Oct. 19 filed notice to appeal an August court decision that requires the department to release Medicare physician claims data, Consumers CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services announced on Monday.