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- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: fwd: [Med-privacy] bill to give Feds all our personal medical info Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:37:31 -0800 From: Jim Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I assume this would not become part of the administration's latest version of TIA -- it's Total Information Awareness, mass data-collection, citizen-surveillance program. At least not initially. But who knows? --jim At 1:13 PM -0800 02/13/2006, Peter Marshall posted to the med-privacy list (List-Archive: <http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/med-privacy/>): >Nancy Johnson has introduced a bill that would let the Feds get >control over your medical records, regardless of what state law >might have to say on the matter. > > Not surprisingly, it has some folks madder 'n heck. >[...] > > The American Association of Physicians and Surgeons isn't any too >happy either. > >"We call for restraint in passing a law that would fast track the >creation of a national health information system," said Jane Orient, >M.D., head of AAPS, in a letter to lawmakers. > >"The only parties who will benefit by forcing technology on medicine >by top-down central planning that actually risks an end to the >advancement in information technology, will be the government, >certain third party payers, lawyers and information technology >companies," she said. > >"Patients will definitely not benefit from this type of program >because they do not control who has access to their sensitive >identifiable medical records in any meaningful way." At 1:15 PM -0800 02/13/2006, Peter Marshall wrote: >US Congress To Gut State Medical Privacy Laws? >11 Feb 2006 > >Saint Paul, Minnesota--Congress has latched onto legislation to >create a national health information system: the Health Information >Technology Promotion Act of 2005 (HR 4157). However, Citizens' >Council on Health Care (CCHC) says the legislation- and the plan- is >not the good idea it's portrayed to be. > > CCHC has published a chart, including analysis of the bill language >and implications for the public if HR 4157 passes, click here to see >it. > > "This bill gives the federal government complete control over >private medical data. It advances a national health surveillance >system - a system where the patient's data is shared, assessed, >analyzed, collected, and used without the patient's consent or >knowledge," said Twila Brase, president of CCHC. > > She clarified, "If this bill passes, there will be no virtually no >escape for the public. The so-called federal medical privacy rule >(HIPAA) eliminated patient consent requirements. This bill allows >the federal government to gut stronger state privacy laws. Together >they will lead to the end of personal and medical privacy for all >American citizens." > > "This legislation is not supported by citizens," argued Brase. >"It's not supported by patients. No doubt, the only ones who will >support it are those who want free and easy access to patient >data-without any worry about being sued." > > Brase said the bill will: > > -- gut strong state medical privacy laws. > > -- lead to national patient tracking and identification numbers. > > -- build an intrusive and expensive federal bureaucracy. > > -- impede frank communication between patients and doctors. > > -- leave no patient behind. > > To read the bill, search bill text under "HR4157" at http://thomas.loc.gov > >Citizens' Council on Health Care is a non-profit, independent health >care policy organization that supports free-market ideas in health >care. > > Citizens' Council on Health Care > 1954 University Ave. W, Ste. 8 > St. Paul, MN 55104 > 651-646-8935 ph > 651-646-0100 fx >http://www.cchconline.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD8RJKh0VyAToQeqERAnx9AJ4s5EV3FVmVmVDciAadcxZZCSHLSACg6SlA +YdUN9YxSHcRj8AeHwZOB18= =ossw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
