Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
HHS Closes Off Public Access To National Practitioner Data Bank
By law, the records are supposed to be confidential, though available to researchers. However, in recent years, reporters across the country have managed to manipulate the data to reveal names of providers in stories. Patient advocacy groups are protesting the shutdown.
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