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Originally Posted by Rags123
One of the most disturbing issues in your link in this day of "the government will take care of you " is this....
"Federal regulators said they were not aware of the practice until contacted by Bloomberg News."
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I do agree, the situation is disconcerting. Every medical provider knows the HIPPA regs. Those big companies know the regulators. Its not like those companies did not have plenty of opportunity to contact the regulator for guidance!
It appears that the Data Broker and drug benefit managers may have consulted with a specialty law firm to get a legal opinion! Since the article stated they claim to be using a HIPPA loophole! That statement right there has a suspicious ring to it!
Hopefully there is an investigation... Let the Chips Fall where they Land!
I think this type of thing... companies selling their customers data will continue at a fast pace until the congress updates the statutes.
Congress really needs to make data privacy, as well as cyber security legislation a priority. Data breaches seem to happening all too often.