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this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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Yes. Third parties include, but are not limited to insurance companies, the government (state and local and federal), international medical data banks, collection agencies, credit bureaus, every big pharma doing research on the planet, and anyone with a 'smart' phone. Oh. And them... the smartphone guys.
The post title omits crucial information of what the post is actually about.
I looked at the post because I was surprised that there would be someone out there who didn't expect hospitals to share data. How did they think insurance works?
Ok
Can't say I'm supprised