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The company, hired to improve worker health and lower medical costs, could pass the data to “third party vendors acting on our behalf,” according to an authorization form. The information might be posted in areas “that are reviewable to the public.” It might also be “subject to re-disclosure” and “no longer protected by privacy law."Employees could refuse to give permission or opt not to take the screen, called a health risk assessment – but only if they paid an extra $300 a year for medical coverage.
