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Question by richard h: How to keep Medical Records Private?
I know medical records are confidential. But I have a personal condition that I want evaluated without it becoming part of my medical history. I have a history of moderate to heavy alcohol use and want to get my liver function tested and see a liver specialist. When I go to see the specialist, I know I have to be honest about my entire history for him to do a complete exam. What I don’t want is some insurance company coming up 5 or 10 years from now and saying..”you’re an alcoholic and we don’t treat preexisting conditions.” It’s likely the specialist will find nothing wrong with me but I don’t want alcohol abuse to be any part of my medical history. I thought of just going and paying cash so my insurance company would not find out. Any ideas on how to keep a medical condition private. If I’m willing to pay cash it seems it should be my own business. Many of us have private medical things and are fools to think everything is confidential. Please just try and answer my question and keep moral opinions or advice to go to AA out of this. Thanks
I already booked an appt. so they have my name and Dob. I wonder if I just paid cash and did not give them my real social if this would somehow make into my records.

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Answer by Sentinal
Good luck. As a truck driver, they now use the insurance companies to Monitor us. We had to sign a waver that allows the insurance Company to inform the trucking company of all doctors visits that use our insurance. Their excuse, taking medically unfit drivers off the road. Personally, Unless it is a REASON to take the driver off the road, it is none of their damn business.

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dont ask why i want to know..
i just changed it
and just curious of what people want to know.
and dont leave answers saying nobody really cares or something retarted like that.
cause if you didnt care
you wouldnt waste your time saying something.
do i need to add something?
gah. im dying of bordom.
and can you think of another song?
i just changed it.
i lilke the one i have but can you think of better?
i used to have Sittin at the Bar from ReHab.
do you know that song??
gah. its awesome.
ok.
im babbling.
sorry.
=o).
yea. forgot to save it when i changed it…
it shouldnt be private
NOW.

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I dont want anyone to know and i cant miss work

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I was applying for private medical insurance and got the 2000 questions by the insurance company. All of this was on the phone. No written consents. My husband never even talked to them. They pulled up his medical history somehow on the Web and gave me all the details asking if I was aware of why he recieved certain treatments. One treatment involved shingles and he was prescribed Valtrex. This same drug also treats genital herpes. I knew why he was prescribed this medication, but if I had not, and if it was for genital herpes, it would have been quite a shock for me considering this prescription was 5 years after we were married. My question is are they violating HIPAA and do I need to file a complaint? It makes me very uncomfortable to work with this company after this.
My husband actually did not know I was applying for new coverage. I currently cover our family and was getting quotes from other companies. He never signed anything, never talked to anyone, nothing. The thing that bothers me is if this was reversed and my husband was the insurance prividor in our family and he decided to shop around. I have not had an abortion, but what if I had even before we were married or after and had not told him, but they disclosed this to him without my consent. Same thing, but backwards. Makes you think about who has our medical records and what they can do with them and how little control you have over them.

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I was applying for private medical insurance and got the 2000 questions by the insurance company. All of this was on the phone. No written consents. My husband never even talked to them. They pulled up his medical history somehow on the Web and gave me all the details asking if I was aware of why he recieved certain treatments. One treatment involved shingles and he was prescribed Valtrex. This same drug also treats genital herpes. I knew why he was prescribed this medication, but if I had not, and if it was for genital herpes, it would have been quite a shock for me considering this prescription was 5 years after we were married. My question is are they violating HIPAA and do I need to file a complaint? It makes me very uncomfortable to work with this company after this.
My husband actually did not know I was applying for new coverage. I currently cover our family and was getting quotes from other companies. He never signed anything, never talked to anyone, nothing. The thing that bothers me is if this was reversed and my husband was the insurance prividor in our family and he decided to shop around. I have not had an abortion, but what if I had even before we were married or after and had not told him, but they disclosed this to him without my consent. Same thing, but backwards. Makes you think about who has our medical records and what they can do with them and how little control you have over them.

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