Push to change HIPAA laws gains ground with dueling House bills

Modern Healthcare (complimentary online subscription): Members of Congress listened to tales of tragedy and shared personal stories of family members who had mental illness as they picked apart Rep. Tim Murphy's (R-Penn.) mental healthcare reform bill during an almost three-hour hearing before the House Energy and Commerce's health subcommittee Tuesday. They also clearly lacked consensus on what health information the federal privacy law allows providers to disclose to patients' family and caregivers.

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