[Med-privacy] HR 4157

[Peter Marshall]

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US Congress To Gut State Medical Privacy Laws?
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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

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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,
<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>click here to see it</color>. 


 "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
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<italic>Citizens' Council on Health Care is a non-profit, independent
health care policy organization that supports free-market ideas in
health care.</italic> 


 Citizens' Council on Health Care

 1954 University Ave. W, Ste. 8

 St. Paul, MN 55104

 651-646-8935 ph

 651-646-0100 fx

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