Your Medical Information & Right To Privacy

If you are one who desires to keep your medical information private (and who, in their right mind would not want to keep their medical details private from all but their doctor, insurance and theirself?), then you should be aware that the new “stimulus” package that the House Democrats just passed contains a provision mandating the turning over of all your medical records to the federal government, HHSA (Health & Human Services Administration) to build this so-called “universal healthcare” program that Obama wants to start. There is NO OPT OUT PROVISION in this package. So, even if you carry private insurance and won’t be participating in this universal healthcare program, your information will become part of the government’s database. This database can then potentially be used to deny you coverage for anything at all. What you may not realize is that even if you don’t participate in this universal healthcare government insurance program that Obama is trying to enact, your private insurance will be forced to go through a goverment clearing house to obtain their premiums and to dole out your coverage to your providers. This is a complete nationalization of the health care program (read SOCIALISM) and makes you subject to the whims of a governmental system that cannot keep track of what it spends now (that’s another topic). Beware – Big Brother is taking over your life without you even knowing about it.