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Beto O'Rourke: “What it does is remove a privacy requirement that is unique to the VA that effectively prohibits the effective sharing…”

On the recordJune 22, 2016
What it does is remove a privacy requirement that is unique to the VA that effectively prohibits the effective sharing of patient medical records between the VA and community providers through the Choice program.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke explains the purpose of his bill regarding VA patient records.

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