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2 Responses to “RFID microchip included in Health care bill”

1. Libertarian Prince (Moderator) on November 30th, 2009 9:40 am

   I think this is more or less one of those not in there but possible sort of things that people should be worried about because you never know what some fascist, current or future, might use devices classified under such instances for.

   But it is certainly not explicitly in there.

2. bh on November 30th, 2009 4:28 pm

   I don’t see that under section 2521. The Medical device registry is in fact under section 2571 (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3962/text).

   Also, nothing about chips here. It states that any FDA Class III device – like breast implants, pacemakers, stints (http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm123766.htm) be registered and cross-referenced with electronic healthcare records to ensure safety.

   So, if you have a pacemaker it is numbered & cross-referenced with your SSN or something and the FDA gets authority to build a database of your patient data vs. that lot number so they can show Quality Assurance outcomes. This is currently done by hand in every major healthcare facility internally – the bill leverages this on the government. I’d bet it’s more for the growing cases of faulty breast implants & cosmetics that are un-regulated vs. any mandatory chipping (NO references to this anywhere).

   Scary if you think they’re out to get you, otherwise harmless because you’re getting the Pacemaker anyway…

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