IANA medical professional, but my understanding is that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which purports to protect patient privacy, actually *permits* the sale of patient records to certain medical-related businesses. Hospitals have fought efforts to stop the practice because they can make a lot of money selling their databases.
Individual states may restrict such sales, but it sounds as if Maine may not be one of them...
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Date: 2008-03-15 04:12 pm (UTC)Individual states may restrict such sales, but it sounds as if Maine may not be one of them...