Cybersecurity or Bust: US Hospitals Face Federal Funding Freeze Amid Rising Ransomware Threats

Get ready for hospitals to swap scrubs for firewalls! The White House is dangling federal funds to make sure healthcare heroes can also fend off cyber villains. No cybersecurity, no cashola—ransomware, be gone! #HospitalCyberSecurityUpgrade

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Finally, US hospitals are getting a cybersecurity vitamin shot, but it's flavored with a hint of federal funding blackmail. It's like saying, "Heal thyself, or no soup for you!" It's a digital carrot-and-stick approach where the carrot can access patient records and the stick is a bureaucratic pen.

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