A new policy being pushed by Big Pharma giants could endanger Americans’ medical privacy, opening the door for hackers to access sensitive records.

The push is part of an effort by drug companies to limit the financial impact of a federal drug discount program on their profits, but critics warn it could expose sensitive patient health data, including information tied to hot-button culture war issues that draw scrutiny from the Right and the far Left alike.

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