HHS confirms no 2026 inflation adjustment for HIPAA civil penalties; 2025 tiers stay, maximum $2,190,294 per violation
HHS confirmed in the Federal Register in October 2026 that it will not apply an inflation multiplier to HIPAA civil monetary penalties in 2026, so the 2025 penalty structure stays in force until the next adjustment, expected in early 2027 (hipaajournal.com). The cause is the fall 2025 government shutdown, which stopped the Bureau of Labor…