Democrats Demand Trump Administration Stop Collecting Federal Workers' Health Data
Democratic lawmakers are demanding the Trump administration stop plans to collect medical records from millions of federal workers, retirees, and their families. The Office of Personnel Management is seeking sensitive health data from insurance companies.
Democratic lawmakers in both the House and Senate are calling on the Trump administration to immediately halt plans to collect detailed health information about federal employees and their families.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is seeking what Democrats call "claims-level health data" from insurance companies. This would include medical records for millions of federal workers, retirees, and their family members who get health insurance through the government.
House Democrats say they're worried the sensitive medical information could be used to target employees who seek healthcare services the administration opposes. They're asking both OPM and the Office of Management and Budget to drop the data collection request.
In letters to the agencies, lawmakers cited "legal, ethical and security concerns" about the plan. They called the proposed data access "unprecedented" and potentially harmful to federal workers' privacy rights.
The controversy started after KFF Health News first reported on the Trump administration's efforts to obtain the medical records. Democrats quickly responded with demands to stop the collection.
If you work for the federal government, your private medical information could be collected by the administration. Democrats worry this data could be used to target workers who seek care the government disagrees with.
Watch for responses from OPM and OMB to the Democratic lawmakers' demands to halt the health data collection.
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