IS YOUR PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION REALLY PRIVATE?
Posted by: Micah Adkins
August 15, 2009
Topic: ID THEFT, DATA BREACHES AND CREDIT REPORT DISPUTES
In a NY Times article written by Milt Freudenheim, attention is brought to a little known provision of the economic stimulus package. No it does not have to do with more money for the healthcare industry. Full Story
Instead, the provision is aimed at protecting patient's personal information from marketing companies. The new rules would limit pharmacy benefit managers and others from disclosing patients' personal health information. While CVS Caremark and Walgreens will still be allowed to sell patients prescription data to drug manufacturers, they may only do so if the patients names are removed.
Do the new rules do enough? I say no. Why? Because drug marketing will still be permitted as long as the marketing companies only promote drugs that are already being used by the pharmacies' customers. Pharmacies may also continue to sell patients' personal drug information to other pharmacies without the patients' consent.
If you have discovered that your personal information has been shared without your permission, then you may be entitled to money damages. Contact attorney Micah Adkins for a confidential consultation.
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