The vice president urged federal investigators to examine dozens of medical institutions over billing practices that the Trump administration claims may constitute fraud.
  • Murse@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    Retention of records really needs to become part of a patient’s expressed consent. Clinically, it’s beneficial for us to have your medical history available for immediate reference if we’re ever caring for you… but if that comes with any risk to our patients later being confronted by Nazis, we need to go back to paper charting. Following completion of care, surrender all records directly to the patient for them to file or destroy at their own discretion, and keep nothing on site.

  • Souvenir@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    1·
    2 days ago

    Stupid question, but given how ridiculously expensive healthcare in the US is compared to the rest of the world (even if you’re insured), wouldn’t it be cheaper AND safer to leave the US for gender affirming care and perhaps even medication?

    Also, and I may be wrong on this, but I’ve been led to believe that a lot of trans people get gender affirming medication on the black market, because going the official route is far too expensive or takes far too long. So there wouldn’t be a record for that anyway, would there?

    Or is the DOJ going to investigate some trans lady’s unrelated haemorrhoid surgery?

    Also, I know US privacy laws are shit, but can the US government override doctor patient confidentiality just like that?

    • LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      AND safer to leave the US for gender affirming care and perhaps even medication?

      Im not trans but I would imagine it would be kinda scary for those who don’t travel often to have to deal with medical treatment in a country they’re not familiar with, and also the repeated trips in and out increase the odds of customs/transit gestapo interactions which, i would imagine, would cause a lot of anxiety especially now as states are doing various fucked up things to crack down on trans people existing

      It might still be worth pursuing for some people, i just get why it would be just as daunting as simply staying here