Washington bill would cap third-party charges for electronic medical records at $50
Supporters told the House committee that third-party retrieval firms are charging patients and their representatives thousands of dollars for electronic medical records; hospitals and release-of-information vendors warned a $50 cap could shift costs to small providers and raise privacy/compliance burdens.
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A bill that would limit how much health care providers or their contractors can charge for electronically stored medical records drew sharply opposing testimony before the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on Jan. 16.
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