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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. (TASOS KATOPODIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate bill eyes minimum cybersecurity standards for health care industry

The legislation from Sens. Wyden and Warner comes in the aftermath of the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare.
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on May 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate bill to protect health care data gets House partner

The Healthcare Cybersecurity Act calls on CISA and HHS to collaborate on defending health facilities from cyber incidents.
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee speaks during the hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Congress rails against UnitedHealth Group after ransomware attack

House lawmakers argue that growing consolidation in the health care sector has created vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.
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