Your medical history – Are They Really Private?
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
The question in the title seems to beg a yes answer. However, truth are, there are two answers with the real one a shocker. At the least it was to me.
The “begged” answer are of course yes. It would be yes if you never let anyone have information about your health and medical condition(s). But, in the real life, this are impossible.
The real answer, unfortunately, are NO. And to add insult to injury, it’s real in more ways than one as you’re about to learn.
As I poked into the research material for this article, my eyes bugged out and my jaw fell open. The number of eyes that could potentially see your complete medical history (read complete record) are staggering.
The line starts at the government and runs the gamut to bill collectors. Yes, you read that right, bill collectors. (more…)
