Posts by Nancy Wood4

I mean, who’s actually going to report them? Especially when most people don't even realize what's happening.

Regarding the digital IDs, I doubt they'll bother migrating all the old data—that sounds like a massive headache. We'll probably find out soon enough. But honestly, it's the 21st century; there's no way America is staying stuck in the Stone Age.

I’ve got two buddies working at different banks... whenever you walk up to a teller to pay a bill, deposit some cash, or whatever, they have full access to your account info and credit history. How often do you actually hit up a branch? How many random people have handled your transactions? Believe me, anything can happen.

melloworca6 said:I still don't think they'll be able to see parts of the medical record that aren't relevant to them. Like, if you end up in OBGYN, I seriously doubt they'd have access to your non-gynecology stuff.

Maybe, but I doubt it. I mean, if I end up in the ER for one thing, they're gonna need access to my entire history—cardiology, psych, OBGYN, all of it.

Glad you have so much faith in the USA institutions. Good for you. 👍 Means you've clearly never been screwed over by them before.
Checking someone out via the FBI, a bank, or pulling up an electronic health record once it's live? I'll be doing that without any issues or legal trouble, trust me. ☕

Just my two cents... I'm not 100% sure how this digital health record system is actually going to work, but logically, EVERY healthcare worker should have access to everyone's files. I assume you'll just log in using some kind of national ID number. Why does everyone need access? Because the whole point of an electronic record is that if I end up in an ER on Maui, or seeing a specialist in Memphis, the doctors there can see my entire medical history immediately.
I really hope the system tracks exactly who accesses my records and when. I live in a small town, and I know at least ten people working at the local hospital. If any private info "leaked," I honestly wouldn't even know which one of them was responsible.
And yeah, if I had undergone an abortion and whether that gets logged in the digital file depends on me—I would never agree to that. I'd be willing to face whatever consequences come my way to keep that private.