Wyden, Warner Bill Sets Minimum Cyber Standards For Health Care Providers

Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Intelligence Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced sweeping legislation requiring HHS to develop minimum cyber standards for health care providers and associated entities, along with enforcement mechanisms and support for rural hospitals. “The bill, titled the ‘Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act,’ would require HHS to develop and enforce a set of tough minimum cybersecurity standards for health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses and business associates, including stronger standards for systemically important entities...