Rollback Of Privacy Law Would Ease Sharing Of Substance Abuse Records

By James Romoser / January 24, 2018 at 5:52 PM
Doctors, insurers, and state officials are calling on Congress to loosen privacy protections for medical records so that providers can more easily find out if their patients have a history of substance abuse, but some privacy advocates are concerned the proposed legislation might go too far. Such a move also would allow CMS to hand over more data about claims involving substance abuse to accountable care organizations, prescription drug monitoring programs and state governments. Supporters say that rolling back a...


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