US EditionTrump Administration Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers' Medical Records
The proposal would require 65 insurers to send monthly claims data on more than 8 million people, raising privacy and HIPAA concerns.
- The OPM issued a notice requiring 65 insurance companies to provide monthly, identifiable health data on more than 8 million Americans, including federal workers, retirees, and their family members.
- OPM claims the initiative will "ensure they provide competitive, quality, and affordable plans" by analyzing "service use and cost data," citing The HIPAA as authorization for oversight activities.
- Sharona Hoffman, a health law ethicist at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, warns the proposal grants access to granular information including "medical claims, pharmacy claims, encounter data, and provider data."
- AFHO Chair Kari Parsons and Michael Martinez, senior counsel at Democracy Forward, criticized the plan as "vague and broad," arguing federal law allows record examination but not individual claims collection.
- Critics fear the Trump administration could use detailed data to monitor care related to abortion or transgender treatment, with the agency providing no updates since public comments closed in March.
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