Wyden Drafting Cybersecurity Legislation, Finance Members Target Clearinghouse Contracts

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (OR) told Inside Health Policy his office is drafting legislation to beef up HIPAA’s privacy protections to prevent future debilitating cyberattacks like the most recent attack against Change Healthcare, and he told lawmakers Wednesday (May 1) he is concerned about lax fines and exclusive contracts that prevented more than one third of providers from switching clearinghouses when Change’s systems were down for weeks. Other Finance members told IHP they are still weighing...