Fierce Healthcare March 12, 2024
Cybersecurity concerns sucked up much of the air in the room during President Joe Biden’s proposed 2025 fiscal year budget briefing amid the ongoing Change Healthcare cyberattack drama.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials said Monday the new budget invests $141 million for cybersecurity initiatives, including $12 million to the department’s internal agency, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
The budget also establishes a $1.3 billion Medicare incentive program to help hospitals adopt recently released cybersecurity practices, said HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm. It is modeled on certified health information technology programs established more than a decade ago.
Funds would go to a predetermined 2,000 hospitals deemed to be most in need of cybersecurity assistance, the American...
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