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Have you ever gone to the doctor...

At least in the US, "going to the doctor" is encumbered by several laws oriented toward the protection of a person's information conveyed in the course of a visit.

What is the mechanism by which these laws are sidestepped in providing patient information to third-parties?

signed up for your local grocery store's membership rewards program?

Does e.g. Catalina give their information to Red Plum directly? Is it sold? How much?




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