Politico November 14, 2022
Politicians on both sides of the aisle agree that more safeguards are needed for Americans’ health data and the ways it’s used. The urgency level has risen as data collection online has grown, states have begun enforcing abortion bans and cyberattacks have increased.
However, lawmakers, lobbyists and the Biden administration have a multitude of views on how to protect health data, particularly data that’s not currently covered by the federal health privacy law, HIPAA.
Legislation is coming: “There’s gonna be an explosion in the new Congress,” René Quashie, VP of digital health at the Consumer Technology Association, a trade group representing major tech companies, told Ruth.
What is and isn’t covered by HIPAA? The 1996 law says covered entities —...
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