Posted on 06/29/2021 1:36:08 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
A bill authored by two GOP lawmakers would require sealed envelopes — not postcards sometimes used by health departments, schools or medical providers — to send out vaccine information.
"Imagine you receive a postcard, or a flyer open to the public, that discusses a need for a specific prescription or appointment with a specialist. These types of postcards exist for vaccine status," said the bill’s author, Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, as she testified Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
While the bill is aimed at information delivered by mail that could disclose immunization status, there have been privacy lapses regarding other medical information sent to patients.
In 2017, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health sent out a survey about family planning services to 1,000 patients by postcard. The information from the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health contained names and mailing addresses along with prescription medications.
Postcards are cheaper than other forms of mail sent by the U.S. Postal Service and are often used by government agencies and health systems to notify residents and patients about various issues.
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My kid’s university use to send to my house a post cards address to him. It printed his last semester’s GPA!
LOL! I loved it!
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