Senate bill to protect health care data gets House partner

A bipartisan House companion to the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act would mandate closer coordination between CISA and HHS, establish a liaison for incident response, strengthen information sharing on cyber threats, and create training resources for healthcare providers. Spurred by the Change Healthcare ransomware incident—in which UnitedHealth paid a $22 million ransom to ALPHV—the Senate version has advanced out of committee while the House version awaits consideration, aiming to bolster defenses across the healthcare sector.