[Texasforever]

We will now see how honest folks on this forum are. When Bush allowed that EO to be published. There was an outcry that Bush had caved on what they called a "Trojan horse" by Clinton.

[dalereed]

Reading this i'm not sure what the final rules are.

I just want the ability to sign a form that says that any and all records pertaining to me shall be divulged to no one.

As far as i'm concerned, doctors shouldn't be able to keep medical records on me.

[Carry_Okie]

The proposal is to be published in the Federal Register next week, with 30 days for public comment. The government will consider the comments and then issue a final rule, with the force of law.

Whether by Bush or Bubba, IMO this is unconstitutional executive legislation.

Why couldn't he just send a bill to the House instead?

[MeekOneGOP]

We will now see how honest folks on this forum are. When Bush allowed that EO to be published. There was an outcry that Bush had caved on what they called a "Trojan horse" by Clinton.

Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, said: "By stripping the consent requirement from the health privacy rule, the Bush administration strips patients of the fundamental right to give their consent before their health information is used or disclosed. The administration's proposal throws the baby away with the bath water."

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, said he was "very concerned" because he believed that "an individual should have to give permission before medical information is disclosed."

The Bush administration denied that it was eviscerating privacy protections. "The president believes strongly in the need for federal protections to ensure patient privacy, and the changes we are proposing today will allow us to deliver strong protections for personal medical information while improving access to care," Mr. Thompson said.

Under the rules, doctors and other health care providers would still have to notify patients of their rights and the providers' disclosure policies. Patients would be asked to acknowledge in writing that they had received such notice, but could receive care without the acknowledgment.

To me, this issue has always been confusing. However, if these two DIMocRATS hate it, then it must be a good thing?

Returning to article for more study.................