Politico April 9, 2024
By Ben Leonard and Chelsea Cirruzzo

THEY’RE BAAACK — Congress returns this week after a two-week recess — with plenty of health care issues on its agenda.

Data privacy legislation has been revived … but has hit a snag.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, has reservations about the bill that could tank the legislation before it’s formally introduced. The legislation would preempt many state data privacy laws — with exceptions for certain health laws — and enable people to sue firms for privacy violations of health data not covered under federal laws.

Cruz said Monday he’d review the bill but wouldn’t support provisions that would allow people to sue for privacy violations or give more power to the Federal...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Physician, Privacy / Security, Provider, States, Technology, Telehealth
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