Yes, that's their primary purpose but as health records are digitized, which is not a trivial effort even with a fresh start, there is also a lot of data to be gleaned from them regarding demographics and some pretty deep dives into connections between illnesses and things like drug interactions that could yield some interesting insights for health and where to focus research. It's also key to identifying things like Medicare fraud.
Reminds me of back in the day, they shoved the Patriot Act down our throats like it was some red-white-and-blue comfort food ‘Don’t worry, pal, it’s just to keep the terrorists from blowing up your burger joint.’ Fast forward, and now they’re digitizing your medical records, but they can’t share those, legally, so they cross pollinating them with insurance codes like some Frankenstein’s monster of bureaucracy.
If you’re naive enough to think the government’s got your back like they’re some sweet old line cook slipping you extra fries, maybe you buy the line that it’s all for your benefit. ‘Better healthcare! Fraud protection!’ they yell, waving a spatula.
This ain’t about helping you, it’s a data-mining scam with a fancy sales pitch. The Feds don’t love you; they love your info. Look at the NSA’s little party trick PRISM. Snowden blew the lid off that in 2013, showed ‘em slurping up your phone calls, your emails, your late-night WebMD searches for that rash you won’t admit to. All to ‘stop terror,’ they said, till the docs proved they were hoarding data on every schmuck with a SIM card.
This ain’t fraud prevention; it’s a power play, and your medical history’s just another ingredient in their stew.”
I’d rather have to bing in pill boxes, or have the staff have to make a few extra calls, or even risk a adverse reaction.
Don’t let them trick you into blaming your neighbor who “lied” or so you think, point your finger squarely at the FAA and those who let them play the “it’s just a billing code, you don’t support fraud do you citizen?!” game
These days people don’t understand the dance
The gov will always push for them to have more power
The people always push to have more power
The bill of rights sets some basic game rules
Now days the people in mass have allowed the gov to just take the lead, and that ain’t leading anywhere good if you enjoy anything other than sitting quietly at home when you’re not sitting quietly at work at the mega corp
TLDR, this has NOTHING to do with “safety” or “health”
