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Cyberattacks Plague the Health Industry. Critics Call Feds鈥 Response Feeble and Fractured.

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Health care weathered more ransomware attacks last year than any other sector, and that was before a debilitating February hack of payments manager Change Healthcare. Executives, lawyers, and policymakers are worried the federal government鈥檚 response is underpowered, underfunded, and too focused on hospital security.

Under Fire for Massive Health System Hack, Biden Team Leans on Insurers

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The Biden administration has hit on a strategy to deal with the massive, industry-paralyzing cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group unit: pressuring insurers to fix it. Federal officials have been in constant conversation with senior leaders at UnitedHealth and across the industry, including at a Monday meeting where Department of Health and Human Services and White […]

Senators Weigh Whether Health Care AI Needs a Leash

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The Senate Finance Committee contemplated the future yesterday: artificial intelligence and its potential applications to health care. And it turns out the future looks an awful lot like the past and present: Democrats want regulations. And the industry wants money. 鈥淭here are a lot of reasons to be optimistic,鈥 Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) […]

Nikki Haley (And Her Opponents) Struggle With a Vaccine Message

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Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley portrays herself as a voice of reason in the Republican Party. 鈥淟et鈥檚 find consensus,鈥 she said about abortion during the first GOP primary debate. 鈥淟et鈥檚 treat this like a respectful issue.鈥 It鈥檚 talk like that 鈥 and strong polling in a hypothetical matchup against President Biden 鈥 that has […]