Government collected wide ranging and sensitive patient data by subpoena

CHRISTOPHER KANE | Washington Blade Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association

The Justice Department has asked hospitals to share a wide range of sensitive information about transgender patients younger than 19, according to a subpoena that was made public in a court filing last week.

Per the document, which was issued to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the agency has demanded billing information, communication with drugmakers and data like patients’ birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses, along with emails, Zoom recordings, “every writing or record of whatever type” providers have made, voicemails, and text messages.

The request covers material going back as far as January 2020, well be

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