{"id":13155,"date":"2026-05-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=13155"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:00:00","slug":"listen-a-federal-agency-is-after-workers-health-data-and-critics-are-alarmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=13155","title":{"rendered":"Listen: A Federal Agency Is After Workers\u2019 Health Data, and Critics Are Alarmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy between doctors and patients is <a href=\"https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/reports\/health-insurance-portability-accountability-act-1996\">protected by law<\/a>. But the Trump administration is, in effect, trying to peek into the exam room. The Office of Personnel Management <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/trump-opm-federal-workers-medical-records-privacy\/\">is seeking<\/a> unredacted federal worker health data from insurers. The unusual request, which would give the government detailed personal and health information, alarmed health policy and legal experts, lawmakers, and insurance executives.<\/p>\n<p>KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda Seitz appeared on WAMU\u2019s <em>Health Hub<\/em> on April 29 to discuss why the government\u2019s request <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/opm-federal-workers-health-records-hipaa-democratic-letters\/\">has many worried<\/a> about how this personal information would be handled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Maia Rosenfeld contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/about-us\">KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. 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But the Trump administration is, in effect, trying to peek into the exam room. The Office of Personnel Management is seeking unredacted federal worker health data from insurers. 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