Becker's Healthcare February 3, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission recently proposed a $1.5 million settlement with GoodRx Holdings for allegedly sharing patient data to advertise on Facebook and Google, the move, the first of its kind for the organization, could spark better health data privacy laws, Politico reported Feb. 2.
For the first time, the FTC is using its Health Breach Notification Rule against GoodRx for “failing to notify consumers and others of its unauthorized disclosures of consumers’ personal health information” for years.
The move came as a shock as there is currently no federal law governing the privacy of data, held by medical providers, for marketing practices.
Currently, the data breach rule protects health data that might be leaked...
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