This week, the House will take up two bills to increase the transparency of the president’s health care law by requiring the administration to disclose information regarding enrollment and security of the ObamaCare exchanges. Here’s a brief summary of each of the bills, and why they’re needed: The Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act (H.R. 3811): Legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) that helps protect Americans by requiring the Obama administration to notify individuals if their personal information has been stolen or illegally accessed through the ObamaCare exchanges. Last year, information uncovered by the Energy & Commerce Committee revealed that the administration knew the ObamaCare website was headed toward disaster and hadn’t undergone complete security testing before its October 1st launch. Several news reports have highlighted security concerns across the U.S. (see: here, here, and here), and there’s more trouble in the year ahead. As House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) notes in a recent memo, an Experian analysis warns “the healthcare industry, by far, will be the most susceptible to publicly disclosed and widely scrutinized data breaches in 2014.” Rep. Pitts’ bill will ensure Americans have the information they need to protect themselves in the event of a […]
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