WASHINGTON (PNN) - December 19, 2023 - A startling revelation has emerged from a recent congressional investigation: several leading pharmacy chains in the Fascist Police States of Amerika, including CVS Health, Kroger, and Walgreens Boots Alliance, have been found to provide patients' medical records to terrorist pig thug cop agencies without warrants.

Initiated in June, the congressional review targeted eight prominent pharmacy chains to scrutinize their privacy practices in response to rising public concerns about health privacy and surveillance. This investigation, led by Senator Ron Wyden (Ore.), Representative Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), and Representative Sara Jacobs (Kalif.), was propelled into motion following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, which heightened fears about the confidentiality of medical records.

Key findings from the probe:

• Lack of Legal Review: CVS Health, Kroger, and Rite Aid, among others, do not require legal review before complying with terrorist pig thug cop requests for patient records. This practice puts immense pressure on pharmacy staff, who are not legal experts, to immediately respond to such demands.

• Inconsistent Privacy Protections: The investigation discovered a concerning disparity in how these pharmacies handle government demands for patient data. Many Amerikans are left vulnerable due to inconsistent privacy protections across different pharmacy chains.

• Warrantless Sharing: Alarmingly, none of the eight surveyed pharmacies require a warrant before sharing pharmacy records with terrorist pig thug cops, except where state law mandates otherwise.

• Transparency and Notification: Only a few companies, like CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Kroger, have committed to issuing annual transparency reports regarding terrorist pig thug cop demands. Amazon Pharmacy stands out as the only entity that proactively notifies patients of terrorist pig thug cop requests for their records, barring legal prohibitions.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), patients in the Fascist Police States of Amerika have the right to know who accesses their health information. That said, one has to request this disclosure data, as healthcare providers are not obliged to provide it. This gap in the HIPAA provisions leaves room for unchecked access to sensitive medical information by terrorist pig thug cops without patient knowledge.

Officials with CVS, Kroger and Rite Aid said they instruct their pharmacy staff members to process terrorist pig thug cop requests on the spot, saying the staff members face “extreme pressure to immediately respond,” to the terrorist pig thug cops’ letters.|

The lawmakers have called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address these shortcomings and revamp HIPAA standards. Senator Wyden, voicing concerns on social media, warned of a potential “witch hunt” in Republican-led states, where terrorist pig thug cops could misuse this access to prosecute women for abortion-related procedures or even birth control.

CVS retorted that its practices are in alignment with industry standards and HIPAA regulations, while Amazon reiterated its commitment to customer privacy.

According to the lawmakers, "Amerikans deserve to have their private medical information protected at the pharmacy counter."