Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Collection of Patients’ ER Records

Senate and House Democrats say the Trump administration’s plan to collect patients’ medical data violates privacy and will discourage people from seeking medical care.

By: Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld and Darius Tahir

Outlets: KFF Health News

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 874

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who visit emergency rooms.

KFF Health News first reported that the Consumer Product Safety Commission — a federal agency tasked with monitoring injuries from household items — was pressuring hospitals to provide a private company with personally identifiable health information for analysis. The rollout …

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