-Caveat Lector- Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com/dave Heads up - the time to complain is now. LAND OF THE FREE LIBERTARIAN PARTY: There's less than a month left to block a federal regulation that will permit thousands of businesses and government agencies -- including banks, the FBI, and even the Environmental Protection Agency -- to examine your private medical records without your consent. The same regulation will mandate that each American get a "Unique Health Identifier" from the government that will follow you throughout your life and be permanently attached to all your medical records. "If these proposals are enacted, you might as well post your health history on the Internet, because nearly anyone who wants that information will have access to it," said Steve Dasbach, national director of the Libertarian Party. "These proposals are a devious attempt by the government to diminish your medical privacy -- while claiming to protect it." "The list of people who could read your medical records is like a Who's Who of people you don't want to see them," said Dasbach. Included on the list: Banks, state insurance commissions, the Department of Justice, the FBI, criminal defense attorneys, federal welfare agencies, the Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights, the Social Security Administration, the Department of Education, OSHA, and the Environmental Protection Agency. "Yes -- you!" said Dasbach. "The regulation doesn't guarantee that individuals can access their own medical records in all circumstances. Plus, there is no statutory authority for you to take action if your medical privacy is breached. The government apparently believes that federal bureaucrats and police have a greater right to your medical records than you do." HHS is accepting public comments until January 3, 2000. If the proposal isn't terminated by then, it will go into effect in February. E-MAIL COMMENT LINK: http://www.LP.org. THE PROGRESSIVE REVIEW 1312 18th St NW (5th Floor) Washington DC 20036 202-835-0770 Fax: 202-835-0779 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editor: Sam Smith INDEX : http://prorev.com RECENT UNDERNEWS : http://prorev.com/indexa.htm TODAY'S HEADLINES: http://prorev.com/altnews.htm THE REVIEW FORUM: http://prorev.com/letters.htm For a free trial subscription to both our bi-monthly hard copy edition and our regular e-mail updates send e-mail and terrestrial address to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To order "Sam Smith's Great American Political Repair Manual" (WW Norton): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0393316270/progressiverevieA/ --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- GRAB THE GATOR! FREE SOFTWARE DOES ALL THE TYPING FOR YOU! Tired of filling out forms and remembering passwords? Gator fills in forms and passwords with just one click! Comes with $50 in free coupons! <a href=" http://clickme.onelist.com/ad/gator4 ">Click Here</a> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
