The healthcare sector is increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity risks, with a 93% increase in large data breaches between 2018 and 2022, and a 278% rise in incidents involving ransomware, according to the Office for Civil Rights. The sector’s size, technological reliance, sensitive data, and susceptibility to disruptions make it a prime target for cyber criminals.

Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis
Proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare could exacerbate racial disparities within the existing US maternal mortality crisis, disproportionately impacting pregnant Black women. Medicaid funds roughly