[JohnBovenmyer]

Few realize it, but that HIPAA privacy law started out as HillaryCare. It’s all she could get through. It would be a very appropriate club to use on the Slimes.

[codercpc]

HIPAA violation would not be against the New York Times. It can only be used against the medical provider, or someone that has the medical information for business purposes and divulges to someone else without a need to know. Rumors, or second hand accounts are not HIPAA violations.

For example, I work in medical billing. If during the course of my work I find out you have an STD, and I tell your wife, without permission, that is a HIPAA violation. But if I see you if a grocery store, and you tell me that you have an STD, and I turn around and tell your wife, that is not a violation, that is just gossip.

So in this case, the NYT would not be in violation, but whoever told them could be if they originally got the information from medical records.