OT: Feds want to drop protection of privacy regarding medical data

[Marvin Dickens]

The Bush administration proposed today to drop a requirement
at the heart of federal rules protecting the privacy of
medical records. It said doctors and hospitals should not
have to obtain consent from patients before using or
disclosing medical information for the purpose of treatment
or reimbursement. 

Full story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/22/politics/22PRIV.html?0321na5

Apparently, the insurance industry gave more than a sh!t load of money to 
the GOP... So much so as to entice the Bush administration to attempt to violate
the US constitution. I am absolutely disgusted.


Peck