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What do you think about HIPAA or similar legislature in your country? (lemmy.world)
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Do you think any/all individual medical information should be completely private? Should public servants need to publicly disclose health issue?

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[–] 0 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

patients should have ways of having their records be completely private if they want to the extent that patients should have the right to pay cash and not give the provider their name or id, this should not be the default because it would be highly inconvenient but it should be an option in my personal opinion if for no other reason than to give kids the right to get vaccinated behind their parents back.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 hours ago*

    I mean, you can do that in the US. Offering to pay cash opens plenty of doors. I do fundamentally disagree with the last part though. I firmly believe parents need to be involved with any/all medical decisions. I'm not against emancipation in plenty of circumstances though.

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