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A group of 16 Democratic senators is calling on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to withdraw its plan to collect the personal medical records of federal employees, retirees and their family members. Under the plan, OPM could obtain health data, including medical visits, prescriptions, and treatment histories.
In a letter yesterday to OPM Director Scott Kupor, the senators called the plan a “grave concern” that would violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and basic tenets of doctor-patient confidentiality.
“Our federal employees work every day to serve the American people and deserve to have their health data protected. Protecting patient privacy is not a bureaucratic obstacle, but a cornerstone of ethical medicine, legal compliance, and public trust,” the senators wrote.
NTEU thanks these lawmakers for standing up for federal employees.