“A group of veterans filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs in an attempt to stop it from sharing veterans’ health records with third parties, saying it violates veterans’ Constitutional rights.”
“At a court hearing on Wednesday, VA agreed to hold off on sharing those records until at least Jan. 1, 2020, retired Navy Commander John Wells told Connecting Vets. Wells is the litigation director of Military-Veterans Advocacy, the group that filed the lawsuit…”
“Wells said some veterans received mailed notices from VA with a Sept. 30 deadline to opt-out of sharing their records. But veterans didn’t receive the notices until the end of September. That deadline was part of the impetus for the lawsuit, he said.”
“But after the suit was filed and ahead of the hearing Wednesday, Wells said VA began changing information on…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA to hold off on sharing medical records after veterans’ lawsuit says it violated privacy – By Abbie Bennett, October 3, 2019. Connecting Vets.
