Fierce Healthcare April 16, 2024
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation will hold a hearing Wednesday to discuss data privacy and the protection of kids online.
Among a slew of bills to be discussed is a draft data privacy bill unveiled last week that would regulate all sectors of the American economy, including healthcare. The legislation is sponsored by Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington.
The bipartisan draft data privacy law, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), would give consumers the right to access, correct and delete personal data gathered and shared by companies. Entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are generally exempt from the draft law but would need to...
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