U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) over the weekend announced he will chair a U.S. Senate field hearing Wednesday at the Minnesota State Capitol to examine if current federal laws effectively protect patients’ access to care and privacy.
Sen. Franken, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, arranged for the hearing after Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson issued a report about Chicago-based Accretive Health Inc.’s debt collection and patient privacy practices and whether the company violated federal health, debt collection, and privacy laws.
The hearing will be open to the public and will feature four panels for discussion.
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