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Single Payer Health Systems

louis-t

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1. The question I have is, why are they allowed to retain my info

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 01:01 PM

Dec 31

years after I have stopped doing business with them? I got a letter from BCBS many years after I stopped using them saying I was involved in a data breach. This is the 3rd or 4th one I have received from companies I no longer do business with. It should be a law that they have to purge (not sell) my data as soon as I stop using them.

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Our data is not safe in the healthcare system - TMH sends letters to more patients impacted by June data breach [View all] ck4829 Dec 31 OP

The question I have is, why are they allowed to retain my info louis-t Dec 31 #1

I got a letter too. Native Dec 31 #2