Dems pressure Thompson on privacy
Executive Summary
Thirty-five Democrats from the House and Senate sent a letter March 20 to HHS Secretary Thompson urging implementation of privacy regs. Thompson could modify the regs during the one-year period following their adoption "when necessary in order to permit compliance," the letter states. HHS Counsel Sally Canfield said Thompson is more likely to delay implementation of the regs rather than let them take effect April 14
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