Christopher W. Savage, Christopher G. Renner, and David M. Gossett of Davis Wright Tremaine write: On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a far-reaching Executive Order seeking to fight market concentration and anticompetitive practices across the entire U.S. economy, stating that “[a] fair, open, and competitive marketplace has long been a cornerstone of the American economy, while…
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HHS Secretary Becerra: ‘Absolutely the government’s business’ to know which Americans haven’t been vaccinated
David Rutz reports: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Thursday it was “absolutely the government’s business” to know which Americans haven’t been vaccinated yet against the coronavirus. Responding to GOP criticisms of the Biden administration’s planned “door-to-door” campaign to encourage unvaccinated Americans to inoculate themselves, Becerra told CNN the government has had to “spend trillions of dollars to…
UK: ICO publishes annual tracking research
77% of people say protecting their personal information is essential, research commissioned by the ICO has found. The survey of over 2,000 individuals monitors changes in what people think about data protection and freedom of information, and how they utilise their information rights. This has been especially important during the pandemic where the public and…
Health IT Agency Mulls Sharing Patient Data With Social Services
Christopher Brown reports: Federal regulators are taking aim at the information walls between health-care providers and the social services sector as part of their effort to reduce health disparities, Micky Tripathi, the nation’s top Health IT official, said Thursday. Linking health care providers with social services organizations through health information technology will allow patients to…