Overnight Healthcare: Insurance giant to brief Congress on cyber hack

The country's second-largest health insurance company will meet with the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Friday to discuss a massive data breach that affected as many as 80 million customers. The digital intrusion into Anthem Inc.'s system could be the largest healthcare breach to date, experts say. Customers' names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, home addresses and salary data have been possibly exposed. Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) pledged to double down on cybersecurity with promises to hold more hearings. He added that the hack "underscores the increasing magnitude and evolving nature of cyber crimes." Read more here. White House's cyber czar is alarmed: Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel called the massive data breach "quite concerning," though he cautioned that it was too early to draw broad conclusions from the Anthem incident. ... but HealthCare.gov is safe: While Anthem insures millions of people though the federal marketplace, a government spokesman said Thursday that its website appears to be safe. The rebuttal to GOP's new replacement plan:  Two Democratic senators are mocking the latest Republican plan to replace ObamaCare, arguing it could result in "millions and millions" of people losing insurance. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who spearheads the Senate's "ACA Works" campaign, dismissed the new GOP replacement plan as a "nonstarter" and knocked Republicans for releasing a nine-page outline instead of a full legislative proposal. "My Republican friends have had five years and they still haven't produced actual legislation," he said. Read more here. Dem: We don't need a plan for SCOTUS:  One of the top defenders of ObamaCare said Thursday that he doesn't believe his party needs a response to the looming Supreme Court case that threatens to torpedo the law. "Should we be preparing for an adverse decision from the Supreme Court? I don't think we need to at this point because I just think it would be an unprecedented overreach from the Supreme Court if they decide against the government," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told reporters Thursday. The GOP has pressed the Obama administration to show its hand on how it would respond to King v. Burwell, a case that could erase billions of dollars in healthcare subsidies. Read more here. Longtime FDA leader steps down: Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg will step down after nearly six years as one of the Obama administration's top public health officials. Hamburg oversaw drug approvals, food safety, tobacco control and other health initiatives during a tenure that made her one of the longest-serving FDA chiefs in modern history. Read more here. Friday's schedule:  The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues will meet to discuss the ethics of the Ebola emergency response. State by state Arkansas' 1st-in-the nation Medicaid expansion survives California Gov. Jerry Brown appears open to restricting vaccine waivers Kentucky officials overstated Medicaid expenses, audit finds Missouri advances abortion bill that would require video screening Groups renew push to expand Medicaid in North Carolina   What we're reading 6 of 7 who killed Insure Tennessee are on state health plan Half-million U.S. women affected by female genital mutilation IMF grants $100 million debt relief to Ebola-hit countries Adults are skipping their vaccinations, too – for lots of diseases UN says secret burials thwarting efforts to stamp out Ebola What you might have missed from The Hill House Dem wants more people to qualify for ObamaCare subsidies GOP bill hits ObamaCare risk corridors Health costs for Alzheimer's to skyrocket Medicare to cover lung cancer screenings White House stresses treatment in new $133M fight against drugs Please send tips and comments to Sarah Ferris, sferris@thehill.com, and Elise Viebeck, eviebeck@thehill.com. Follow on Twitter: @thehill, @sarahnferris, @eliseviebeck