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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-5.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-5.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-5.jpg?resize=1498,843 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption> (Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"42.619921363041\"><body readability=\"87.037859666835\"><\/p>\n<p>Protecting Americans\u2019 health data and strengthening cybersecurity protections throughout the health care sector is the focus of a bill introduced Friday from a bipartisan quartet of Senate lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/cyber_wg_bill_textpdf.pdf\">Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/5390\/cosponsors?s=1&r=78\">S.5390<\/a>) is the culmination of a yearlong effort from Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Mark Warner, D-Va., who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/ranking\/newsroom\/press\/ranking-member-cassidy-warner-colleagues-launch-bipartisan-senate-health-care-cybersecurity-working-group\">formed a working group in November 2023<\/a> to examine cyber issues in health care.<\/p>\n<p>Under the umbrella of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the senators aimed to address a staggering stat from the Health and Human Services Department, which found that 89 million Americans\u2019 health information was breached last year, more than twice as many as in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an increasingly digital world, it is essential that Americans\u2019 health care data is protected,\u201d Cornyn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/ranking\/newsroom\/press\/ranking-member-cassidy-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-in-health-care-sector-as-part-of-bipartisan-working-group\">said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cThis commonsense legislation would modernize our health care institutions\u2019 cybersecurity practices, increase agency coordination, and provide tools for rural providers to prevent and respond to cyberattacks.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Said Cassidy: \u201cCyberattacks on our health care sector not only put patients\u2019 sensitive health data at risk but can delay life-saving care. This bipartisan legislation ensures health institutions can safeguard Americans\u2019 health data against increasing cyber threats.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The legislation starts with improved coordination between HHS and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, fostering additional communication so that the agencies can better protect against and respond to cyberattacks in the health care sector. <\/p>\n<p>It also requires the HHS secretary to develop and implement a cyber incident response plan within a year of the bill\u2019s enactment. The directors of CISA, the Office of Management and Budget and the National Institute of Standards and Technology should be consulted in the development of that plan, the bill states.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a callout to modernize current regulations tied to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, making sure that covered entities under HIPAA are following best cyber practices. <\/p>\n<p>Other measures in the bill include the doling out of grants to providers to improve their cyberattack prevention-and-response protocols, delivering training sessions on cyber best practices to health care entities, and supporting rural health clinics through coordination with federal agencies on breach prevention, resilience and other mitigation tactics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCyberattacks in the health care sector can have a wide range of devastating consequences, from exposing private medical information to disrupting care in ERs \u2014 and it can be particularly difficult for medical providers in rural communities with fewer resources to prevent and respond to these attacks,\u201d Hassan said in a statement. \u201cOur bipartisan working group came together to develop this legislation based on the most pressing needs for medical providers and patients, and I urge my colleagues to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Warner and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/minimum-cybersecurity-standards-health-care-wyden-warner-bill\/\">create mandatory minimum cybersecurity standards<\/a> for providers, health plans and connected entities, a response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/change-healthcare-attack-stolen-data-ransom-andrew-witty-unitedhealth\/\">February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare<\/a>, the UnitedHealth Group-owned payment processor. <\/p>\n<p>The breach impacted a <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/change-healthcare-breach-affected-100-million-americans-marking-a-new-record\/\">record-high 100 million Americans<\/a>, and Change Healthcare\u2019s chief information security officer said the company was forced to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/unitedhealth-group-steven-martin-ciso-ransomware-attack-recovery\/\">start over<\/a>\u201d with regard to its IT systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCyberattacks on our health care systems and organizations not only threaten personal and sensitive information, but can have life-and-death consequences with even the briefest period of interruption,\u201d Warner said of the new bill. \u201cI\u2019m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation that strengthens our cybersecurity and better protects patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.9593495934959\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"15\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Matt Bracken\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Matt Bracken<\/h4>\n<p> Matt Bracken is the managing editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop, overseeing coverage of federal government technology policy and cybersecurity. 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CEO Andrew Witty appears before House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 1 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Matt McClain\/The Washington Post via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"2.3349282296651\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/change-healthcare-breach-affected-100-million-americans-marking-a-new-record\/\"> Change Healthcare breach affected 100 million Americans, marking a new record <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> The company notified the Health and Human Services Department about the figure this week, the first it has specified. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/minimum-cybersecurity-standards-health-care-wyden-warner-bill\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"266\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-3.jpg?resize=266%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-7.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-7.jpg?resize=768,485 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-7.jpg?resize=600,379 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-7.jpg?resize=266,168 266w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stronger-cyber-protections-in-health-care-targeted-in-new-senate-bill-7.jpg?resize=533,337 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Warner, D-Va., talk before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 10, 2017. Wyden and Warner introduced a bill to require minimum cybersecurity standards in the health care sector on Sept. 26, 2024. 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Jason Crow, D-Colo., speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on May 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C. 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