Released: August 27, 2008

Bill targets health record spying

Source: Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)

Alarmed by breaches in which UCLA Medical Center employees snooped in the confidential records of celebrities including Britney Spears, Farrah Fawcett and California First Lady Maria Shriver, state lawmakers moved Tuesday to clamp hospital files shut with new oversight and stiffer penalties.

Legislators also approved a bid to extend healthcare coverage to those with preexisting medical conditions.

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