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Big brother to log your drinking habits and waist size.....
daily mail online ^ | 2/2/13 | Jack Doyle

Posted on 02/02/2013 7:42:49 AM PST by originalbuckeye

Data grab: Doctors will be forced to hand over sensitive information about patients as part of a new programme called Everyone Counts but campaigners have criticised the move

The data includes weight, cholesterol levels, body mass index, pulse rate, family health history, alcohol consumption and smoking status.

Diagnosis of everything from cancer to heart disease to mental illness would be covered. Family doctors will have to pass on dates of birth, postcodes and NHS numbers.

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(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nhs; obamacare
Does anyone think this won't be happening here? When the Government has all your medical data your privacy will be completely gone. How many times have Government databases been hacked? We, the workers, are already referred to as 'human capital'. Nameless, faceless drones who work so the Government can redistribute their hard earned dollars to those who cannot be bothered to work. Big Brother is just around the corner in the USA.
1 posted on 02/02/2013 7:42:53 AM PST by originalbuckeye
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To: originalbuckeye

Have you been shopping at Walmart? Our CommieCare commissars will have to manufacture super-sized tape measures when that kicks in in the U.S. Good luck on putting our obese on a government-controlled diet.


2 posted on 02/02/2013 7:48:28 AM PST by txrefugee
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"How many times have Government databases been hacked? "

Hacked? I know a couple of private investigators who for $500 can get any government record on anyone you would want.

3 posted on 02/02/2013 7:56:04 AM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity

Yes. And just imagine what political opponents can do with medical records. John Roberts should resign in disgrace.


4 posted on 02/02/2013 8:09:20 AM PST by originalbuckeye (Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy)
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To: originalbuckeye

Surprise. They are already doing this in America.


5 posted on 02/02/2013 8:10:52 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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I know Insurance companies are doing it....In order for us to get some kind of piddly credit ($50?)...my husband made me fill out a Blue Cross health questionnaire several years ago. They wanted to know drinking habits, waist size, weight, etc. I got a letter back telling my my BMI was too high (I’ve always been heavier, because I HAVE more MUSCLE mass than the average woman). And, they also said I drank too much wine...(I think I told them 1 glass of red a day....) I have exercised ALL my life and am in better shape than most women half my age.


6 posted on 02/02/2013 8:21:04 AM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: originalbuckeye

So, I’m going to have to lawyer up and take the 5th when I go for a prostate exam...


7 posted on 02/02/2013 8:26:17 AM PST by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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If you “take the 5th” that’ll go into your drinking records.....


8 posted on 02/02/2013 8:49:49 AM PST by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: originalbuckeye

what’s the problem? any good rancher does this to his cattle (or ... sheep...)


9 posted on 02/02/2013 9:07:22 AM PST by faithhopecharity
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To: originalbuckeye

That’s socialized medicine for you.....everything becomes everybody’s business.


10 posted on 02/02/2013 9:09:22 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: txrefugee

“Have you been shopping at Walmart?”

Yeah, go Google “Walmartians.” You will be in for a surprise as to what constitutes the “human form” shopping at Walmart today!


11 posted on 02/02/2013 9:32:32 AM PST by vette6387
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To: goodnesswins

I hear ya. I tried the vitamin get healthy route. I got very sick. I don’t do sweets, alcohol, coffee or tea, or soda. That choice is up to the individual. I am very within my weight range. Do have some health issues; but that is to be expected. One size fits all is not a good rule.


12 posted on 02/02/2013 10:43:09 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: G Larry
If you “take the 5th” that’ll go into your drinking records.....

Yah, but at least I'll be more comfortable getting a prostate exam with my lawyer there. I'm kind of used to that kind of thing with lawyers.

13 posted on 02/02/2013 7:02:53 PM PST by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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