The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says the Obama administration has not set up adequate safeguards to protect U.S. citizens’ privacy under the law, Forbes reports. The office says health data exchanges under Obamacare may expose private records to hackers and criminals. The healthcare plan mandates the creation of a “data hub,” accessible by seven different federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. A spokeswoman for HHS said privacy safeguards are delayed by at least two months, with the exchanges slated to begin October 1.
Full Story