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Health Secretary May Change Privacy Rule

Secretary of Health Tommy Thompson intends to change medical privacy regulations proposed by the Clinton administration in light of claims that the privacy protections will burden business.

Thompson seeks industry-friendly changes to medical privacy rules, New Jersey Online (AP), March 28, 2001.
Thompson Says He Expects to Relax New Rules Guarding Medical Privacy, Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2001 (subscription required).