Twenty Facts About Privacy
April, 1994
Insurance agents think David Castle, an artist in southern California, is gay and has AIDS--even though he is straight and healthy. This devastating bit of misinformation is on his medical record because Castle's doctor and a radiologist bungled communications and then gave the information to a record service that makes medical records available nationally. Since this mistake occurred, insurers have been unwilling to give Castle disability or health coverage.Worse yet, though his doctor admits t...
