Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data

Summary: Democratic lawmakers are telling the Trump administration to stop a new plan that would collect the private medical records of over 8 million federal workers and their families. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) asked 65 health insurance companies to hand over detailed medical and pharmacy claims every month. Experts and union leaders are worried this could violate privacy laws like HIPAA. They fear the government might misuse this highly sensitive data, which includes mental health and chronic illness records, to target employees.

Source: KFF Health News URL: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/opm-federal-workers-health-records-hipaa-democratic-letters/ (opens in new tab)