The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to consider existing statutory limitations that could limit aid from CMS and HHS to hospitals and providers affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattacks in February.In a March 13 letter, AHA President and CEO Richard Pollack addressed U.S. Sens.

美国医院协会（American Hospital Association）敦促国会考虑现有的法定限制，这些限制可能会限制CMS和HHS对受2月份医疗保健网络攻击影响的医院和提供者的援助。AHA总裁兼首席执行官理查德·波拉克（RichardPollack）在3月13日的一封信中向美国众议员致辞。

Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo about the cyberattack and the ongoing impact it is having on hospitals, health and patients across the country. 'The AHA cannot support proposals for mandatory cybersecurity requirements being levied on hospitals as if they were at fault for the success of hackers in perpetrating a crime,' the letter said.

罗恩·怀登（RonWyden）和迈克·克拉波（MikeCrapo）谈到了网络攻击及其对全国医院、健康和患者的持续影响。信中说，美国心脏协会不支持对医院实施强制性网络安全要求的提议，就好像他们是黑客成功犯罪的罪魁祸首一样。

'Imposing fines or cutting Medicare payments would diminish hospital resources needed to combat cybercrime and would be counterproductive to our shared goal of preventing cyberattacks.'The letter suggested that the Biden administration's 2025 hospital budget proposal is 'misguided' and will not improve the healthcare sector's overall cybersecurity posture. Apart from looking into existing statutory limitations that could stall or prevent aid to hospitals and providers, the AHA encouraged Congress to offer solutions to help Medicare Advantage plans, state Medicaid programs and commercial insurers. 'Without relief from these payers in the form of waivers of prior authorization and timely filing requirements, not to mention additional advance payment, providers, including hospitals and health systems, will likely see significant denials of care as a result of the shutdown of Change Healthcare,' the letter said. The letter comes after the federal government shared that it is launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group over the cyberattacks on its Change Healthcare subsidiary.'Given the unprecedented magnitude of this cyberattack, and in the best.

“罚款或削减医疗保险费用将减少打击网络犯罪所需的医院资源，并将对我们防止网络攻击的共同目标产生反作用。”信中表示，拜登政府2025年医院预算提案“被误导”，不会改善医疗保健部门的整体网络安全态势。除了调查可能阻碍或阻止对医院和提供者的援助的现有法定限制外，美国心脏协会鼓励国会提供解决方案，以帮助医疗保险优势计划、州医疗补助计划和商业保险公司。信中说，“如果不以放弃事先授权和及时提交要求的形式对这些付款人进行救济，更不用说额外的预付款，包括医院和卫生系统在内的医疗服务提供者可能会因Change Healthcare的关闭而遭到严重的拒绝。”。这封信之前，联邦政府表示，它正在对联合健康集团（UnitedHealth Group）发起调查，调查其旗下Change Healthcare子公司遭到网络攻击鉴于此次网络攻击的规模前所未有，而且情况最好。