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Old 02-22-2008, 12:23 AM
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Originally posted by Harrison:
If this headline doesn't grab you...the article...and the doctor's name herein...will!
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Doctors Outraged at Blue Cross Request

Insurer's Request to Report Pre-existing Conditions Could Hurt Doctor-Patient Trust
By DAN CHILDS, ABC News Medical Unit

Feb. 12, 2008 - ...
The doctors' reactions to the proposal by the state's largest for-profit health insurer echoes that of the California Medical Association, which blasted the idea Tuesday morning. Dr. Richard Frankenstein, president of the Association, told The Associated Press that the letter sent by the insurer asks doctors to "violate the sacred trust of patients to rat them out for medical information that patients would expect their doctors to handle with the utmost secrecy and confidentiality."

A Sign of Things to Come?


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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4279912&page=1
Got the name on the 2nd read through.

Well, it is hard to swallow. Genetic testng for pre-disposition to diseases, including DDD, is floating around.

Slackwater no ADR/TDR yet
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