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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
addressed
blatant
violations
of
privacy
on
the
Healthcare.gov
website
today
in
a
committee
hearing
with
Centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
(CMS)
administrator
Marilyn
Tavenner.
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Senator
Scott
addressed
a
report
he
received
from
Tom
Dougall
of
Elgin,
SC,
who
had
created
an
account
on
Healthcare.gov
early
last
month
in
order
to
research
insurance
plans.
Last
week,
Mr.
Dougall
heard
from
another
individual,
Justin
Hadley
of
North
Carolina
who
had
done
the
same
thing
and
found
Mr.
Dougall’s
private
personal
information
linked
to
his
Healthcare.gov
account.
Mr.
Dougall
called
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
to
have
his
account
deleted
and,
after
multiple
attempts,
was
referred
to
another
federal
agency
to
have
the
issue
resolved.
Senator
Scott
questioned
CMS
Administrator
Tavenner
on
the
privacy
breach
during
a
hearing
of
the
Senate
Health,
Education,
Labor
and
Pensions
Committee
earlier
today.
He
also
addressed
multiple
administration
memos
warning
that
Healthcare.gov
carried
major
privacy
risks
because
the
system
had
not
been
sufficiently
tested
for
security
vulnerabilities
before
the
enrollment
period
began.
“We're
told
constantly
that
it's
a
secure
system
and
it's
not,
obviously,”
Mr.
Dougall
told
WIS-TV
in
Columbia,
SC.
Failing
to
receive
a
response
from
HHS,
Mr.
Dougall
asked
Senator
Scott
to
assist
in
having
his
Healthcare.gov
account
deleted
and
his
private
information
removed
from
the
database.
Senator
Scott
personally
delivered
the
attached
letter
to
Administrator
Tavenner
during
today’s
hearing
in
an
effort
to
expedite
the
process.
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