| [1] Operation Root Canal Documents Released:
Questions Raised about FBIs Digital
Telephony Initiative
[2] GAO Report Criticizes Govt Crypto Policy
[3] Health Care Plan Raises Privacy Questions
[4] Hacker Sentenced to One Year Imprisonment
[5] Matching grant for CPSR FOIA Work Offered
[6] New Documents in the CPSR Internet Library
[7] Upcoming Conferences and Events |
| Congressmen Gary Condit (D-CA), has introduced a comprehensive bill
protecting the privacy of medical records in the House of
Representatives. HR 4077, the Fair Health Information Practices Act of
1994, is a free standing bill but is intended to be an amendment to HR
3600, the Clinton Administrations health reform bill and other bills
currently pending in Congress. |
| The Harris poll reveals that Americans are very much concerned about
medical record privacy. The poll conducted by Prof. Alan Westin found
that 49 percent of all Americans are very concerned and 30 percent are
somewhat concerned by the threats to their personal privacy. An
additional 56 percent believe that strong federal protection of medical
records is necessary to accomplish health care reform. |
| 5. Think about a Medical Savings Account. I think http:www.goldenrule.com
offers an information kit. The idea is that you get a high deductible policy
to cover big health problems, but pay for the routine stuff yourself, using
money set aside to accrue tax-free. |
| If the other guy is uninsured you may be able to collect for pain and
suffering and loss of wages on Um, I wish I had had it I have been
out of work for five years due to my accident, yes most of the medical
was covered from my Health ins. but I still lost all wages |
