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Talking Points on the Flawed Privacy Provision in the Financial Services Bill July 1999 Government Relations Practice Directorate For more information: E-mail Action: Please urge your Representative or Senator to strike the House medical information privacy provision in the Financial Services bill. This flawed provision would jeopardize the confidentiality of patient records and could preempt existing laws enacted by states to ensure records confidentiality for their residents.Please call your member of Congress directly. If you do not have his/her direct line, you can reach the member through the congressional switchboard. Senate Inquiries (202) 224-3121 House Inquiries (202) 225-3121 Background: The House Banking Committee slipped the flawed privacy provision into its version of the Financial Services bill (H.R. 10) at the last moment before House passage. Specifically, the provision permits insurers, including health insurers, to access and disclose patient records for a wide range of purposes, such as for benefits administration and utilization review, without adequate patient consent. Key members of Congress are currently developing a compromise between the House and Senate bills.Talking Points:
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