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Originally Posted by Bavarian
I am concerned with this mandatory sharing of medical information and that it is mandatory for me, a patient, to allow all my medical history to be known. Then insurance companies will have access to this info and use it to deny coverage, employers will check this database before making job offers, etc. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Don't fear. I worked at the Medical Information Bureau (look it up) for 27 years and they are, and will be, under the strictest guidelines for release of information. This will not change as long as HIPAA standards exist. Even as a nurse at the hospital I can't look up your information unless I'm actively on the case.