Legislation Would Increase Privacy Protections for Personal Health Data

A group of Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation intended to increase the privacy and security of personal health data collected in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Health Emergency Privacy Act would ensure that health data collected during the pandemic could not be used for anything other than public health efforts, along with addressing a slew of potentially discriminatory practices.

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