Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued a white paper, “Strengthening Health Data Privacy for Americans: Addressing the Challenges of the Modern Era” The white paper proposes several updates to the privacy protections for health data. The White paper describes the importance of health information, including the potential for such data to be used to increase access to care, support research for new diagnostics and treatments, and lower care