Medical
records to become public property on Oct. 15
- Your
Past, Present and Future Private Medical
Records Will Become Open to the Federal
Government (HHS), Data-Processing Companies,
Insurers, Hospitals, Doctors and
Others—Without Your Consent
Beginning October 15, 2002
IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS!!
Washington, DC—8/29/02 - In less than two months, your personal health information—including your past medical records and genetic information—will be open to the federal government (specifically the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), data-processing companies, insurers, hospitals, doctors and some others—without your consent! Beginning October 15, 2002, your existing medical records (information that you had previously given consent for) will become open to many others, according to Jim Pyles, an attorney representing the American Psychoanalytic Association. According to Pyles, the revised federal medical privacy rule that most providers must fully comply with by April 14, 2003, will actually permit the disclosure of individuals' personal health information as early as October 15, 2002—less than two months away. Citizens and media from across the country are asking what they can do to stop the release of their personal health information without their consent. Here are some options and freedoms that all Americans can exercise to voice their own opinions and to make policymakers accountable. You can:
The Institute for Health
Freedom serves as an educational
organization to keep citizens informed about
timely health freedom issues. We provide you
with information, but you decide what to do
with it! For more information about health
privacy issues, visit www.ForHealthFreedom.org/Publications/Privacy.
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