Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) signed an executive order to protect the collection and distribution of autism-related data for Illinois residents.
The governor’s move comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would use data from Medicare and Medicaid to track people with autism. Pritzker said the order was necessary in response to concerns about the creation of a federal autism registry or database without legal protections.
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