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So you'd be comfortable hearing

Posted By: Me on 2008-03-08
In Reply to: Violating HIPAA? - MT

that you have an eye disease like glaucoma or retinal detachment or cataracts or diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration, which will render you blind in time? Come on, eyes and teeth and feet and all the other parts are all protected by HIPAA, silly!


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