Published • loading... • Updated
RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines
The plan would give HHS real-time data on 90% of Americans’ records by 2028, raising privacy and legal concerns among public health leaders.
- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal access to most Americans' medical records to investigate a potential link between vaccines and autism, collecting identifiable patient information from state-run health systems.
- Under the proposed initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services would pay state exchanges $3 per person annually, aiming to obtain data from 90% of the population's medical records by 2028.
- Nebraska's health department received $18.7 million in CDC funding last year, and CyncHealth was awarded contracts totaling $13.6 million, which spokesperson Grace McNamara described as a proof-of-concept project.
- Public health leaders have objected to the plan, citing concerns about federal access to sensitive medical history; Maryland exchange leader Craig Behm declined to share data due to contractual restrictions.
- Kennedy has asserted without evidence that vaccines cause chronic illness, a stance President Donald Trump has echoed; former CDC official Daniel Jernigan noted the government possesses limited legal authority to access these state records.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
53 Articles
53 Articles
The Billings Gazette+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Kennedy's HHS seeking medical record access
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking access to Americans' medical records but says the initiative isn't directed at looking into a link between vaccines and autism.
·Billings, United States
Read Full Article
RFK Jr is ‘checked out’ and scrolls his phone despite global health emergencies, workers say – UK Times
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The Department of Health and Human Services is in a state of crisis — down thousands of employees, facing health emergencies such as Ebola and the resurgence of measles, lacking confirmed leaders for the CDC and Surgeon General’s office — but you wouldn’t know it if you …
Coverage Details
Total News Sources53
Leaning Left17Leaning Right1Center29Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Center
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources are Center
62% Center
L 36%
C 62%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
