Trump rules let patients download health records to their phones

The Trump administration on Monday unveiled its plan to make it easier for patients to download their own health and insurance records to their smartphones — an effort that's triggered privacy concerns from some of the biggest health care trade groups and intense lobbying from the tech industry.

The rules force insurers and hospitals to make patients' information easily shareable using common data standards. Trump health officials on Monday framed the rules as a way to give patients — instead of health care providers, health records companies and insurers — control over health data.

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