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

[Stuart Biggerstaff]

I don't really know the details (and don't really want to defend W.--or the 
health insurance industry), but I'm not sure I can see this as a big 
threat.  I think most of the people involved have seen seeking treatment 
and seeking payment for treatment as "prior approval" for release of 
information as needed, but the courts have often not seen it that way.

At 12:41 AM 3/22/02 -0500, Marvin Dickens wrote:
>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.



Stuart Biggerstaff

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