Privacy Rule Marketing Definition Allows Benefit Redesign By Patient - PCMA
Executive Summary
The broad definition of marketing in HHS' final privacy rule would inappropriately allow patients to redesign their benefit plan, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association maintained in comments on the final privacy regs.
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