US Senate Passes Bipartisan Healthcare Cybersecurity Bill

The US Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to protect medical data from cyberattacks. The bill provides grants for prevention and response, support for rural clinics, and HHS-CISA coordination; it now heads to the House.

• Over 730 breaches affected more than 270 million Americans last year
• Average cost per healthcare breach is about $10 million
• The 2024 Change Healthcare attack exposed data of 190 million people
• The bill adds grants, training and HHS-CISA coordination