 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Debbie, I am not completely sure about this but I understand that there is an insurance company "clearing houses" much like credit companies that have databases for those using private health insurance and they share this information. Whether that has been impacted by HIPAA I don't know. To stay completely off of the radar you have to pay cash at the doctor.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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