Washington Examiner March 17, 2020
Tiana Lowe

The immediate costs of the coronavirus have already proven astronomical, with small businesses forced to shut down as increasingly workless workers must isolate themselves from a global pandemic. After a record period of growth, markets have fallen back into bear territory, and our economy is likely to contract in the next quarter by some estimates, perhaps by double digits.

But, when the dust settles, the virus abates, and the sun rises over the global economy, there may be one revolutionary transformation in the nation for the better: our healthcare.

For decades, HIPAA has strangled the healthcare system, preventing providers from communicating with patients and sharing health data with other experts. Although the initial rationale for HIPAA, to protect patient privacy,...

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