Medicare Cybersecurity Rules: Protecting Hospitals and Payments from Cyberattacks.
This bill aims to strengthen the security of medical data and ensure continuous healthcare operations. Hospitals and medical providers participating in Medicare must meet minimum cybersecurity standards. If they suffer a cyberattack and require emergency accelerated payments from Medicare, they will be denied those funds unless they have implemented the required security measures.
Key points
Medicare providers (hospitals and suppliers) must meet minimum cybersecurity standards set by the Secretary of HHS.
Failure to meet these standards means the provider cannot receive emergency accelerated Medicare payments if the need for funds is caused by a cyber incident.
The rules apply two years after the law is enacted, allowing time for healthcare entities to upgrade their security systems.
Status:
Expired
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