AHA backs bill to boost rural hospital cybersecurity workforce

Becker’s Hospital Review – Thursday, January 15, 2026
By Giles Bruce

The American Hospital Association is supporting a bill designed to increase the healthcare cybersecurity workforce in rural America.

The Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, led by U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., would direct HHS to create a strategy to train more professionals and enact partnerships to boost rural hospital cybersecurity.

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