Democrats demand Trump admin. halt plan to collect federal workers' health data
Summary
Democratic lawmakers are asking the Trump administration to stop plans by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to collect detailed medical records of millions of federal workers and their families. They worry the data could be misused and that the agency is not properly protecting the sensitive health information.Key Facts
- The OPM has asked 65 insurance companies to send monthly detailed medical and prescription claims for over 8 million federal health plan members.
- Democrats sent two letters to OPM Director Scott Kupor, urging him to stop the data collection plan.
- They fear the data could be used to target federal employees based on their medical care for political reasons.
- Concerns include possible sharing of personal health data across government agencies without proper protections.
- Democratic senators argue the proposal may violate HIPAA, a law that protects patients' privacy.
- The data includes names, diagnoses, and other identifying medical details.
- The largest federal workers union criticized the plan as part of ongoing attacks on federal employees.
- Republicans, who control Congress, have not spoken publicly about the issue.
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