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RE: Keep health records private? (Was: Gray hair, etc)
Subject:RE: Keep health records private? (Was: Gray hair, etc) From:"Maggie Secara" <maggiros -at- adelphia -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:30:36 -0800
What they're doing is background checks, including credit. For me that's meant
checking every single item on my resume. I'm not aware of anyone doing "health
checks" or "screening for health or age issues".
And although I've been through two of these in the last year, it's certainly not
everybody.
Maggie Secara
> -----Original Message-----
>
> AnnaMarie Wrote:
> but every company is doing credit checks now, and even if you have great
> credit, your birthdate is on the top right hand corner of the report.
> That gives them access to most of your personal records, including
> health insurance claims. So if they're screening for age or health
> issues, which most are, you will eliminated.
>
> HUH???? How can a credit check allow them to see your insurance claims?
>
> Paula Puffer
>
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