When you go to a pharmacy, you expect a certain level of confidentiality. Even if you don’t know the ins and outs of the law, most Americans are aware of the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws that protect their privacy when it comes to medical matters. However, it appears that not all pharmacy workers take that responsibility seriously, as a
recent New York caseillustrates.
When Michael Feinberg went to the CVS on Merrick Road in Long Island with a prescription for Viagra, he explained that he would pay for the medication himself rather than using his insurance. The medication, which is used to
treat erectile dysfunction, costs more than $60 per pill, but he presumably wanted to keep his usage to himself.
A few days later, however, he was shocked to discover that a pharmacy worker told his wife about it. She had called to check on a prescription of her own when the worker started talking about his Viagra pills. He says this caused his marriage to break down, although he didn’t specify why, and he is now
suing CVS for damages.
In a lawsuit filed in the Nassau Supreme Court, Feinberg alleges that CVS violated his privacy under the HIPAA act. The federal law requires that patients give permission before “confidential protected healthcare information” like this is revealed to others. According to the suit, the worker at CVS “improperly” told his wife – without solicitation – that the Viagra prescription wouldn’t be covered by insurance. He said his wife was a “third party” who didn’t have the right to know about the prescription.
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When you go to a pharmacy, you expect a certain level of confidentiality. Even if you don’t know the ins and outs of the law, most Americans are aware of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws that protect their privacy when it comes to medical matters. However, it appears that not all pharmacy workers take that responsibility seriously, as a recent New York caseillustrates.
When Michael Feinberg went to the CVS on Merrick Road in Long Island with a prescription for Viagra, he explained that he would pay for the medication himself rather than using his insurance. The medication, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction, costs more than $60 per pill, but he presumably wanted to keep his usage to himself.
A few days later, however, he was shocked to discover that a pharmacy worker told his wife about it. She had called to check on a prescription of her own when the worker started talking about his Viagra pills. He says this caused his marriage to break down, although he didn’t specify why, and he is now suing CVS for damages.
In a lawsuit filed in the Nassau Supreme Court, Feinberg alleges that CVS violated his privacy under the HIPAA act. The federal law requires that patients give permission before “confidential protected healthcare information” like this is revealed to others. According to the suit, the worker at CVS “improperly” told his wife – without solicitation – that the Viagra prescription wouldn’t be covered by insurance. He said his wife was a “third party” who didn’t have the right to know about the prescription.
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