The nation’s largest pharmacy chains have handed over Americans’ prescription records to police and government investigators without a warrant, a congressional investigation found, raising concerns about threats to medical privacy.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds
The revelation could shape the debate over Americans’ health privacy as states move to criminalize abortion and drugs related to reproductive health
By Drew Harwell
December 12, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST