1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

You need to stop OPM from collecting personally identifiable medical and pharmaceutical claims data from the 8 million federal employees, retirees, and family members enrolled in federal health plans. This proposal crosses a clear line. If OPM wants to analyze health data for cost savings, they can use anonymized information. There is zero legitimate reason for them to access names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, agencies, or locations alongside sensitive medical diagnoses, prescriptions, and treatments. CVS Health already stated in public comments that sharing this information for OPM's "vague and broad general purposes" would break the law. Health law experts like Sharona Hoffman at Case Western Reserve University warn that this data could be weaponized to discipline or target employees who don't cooperate politically. We've already seen this administration eliminate 10,000 jobs at HHS and retaliate against workers. Giving them a database linking specific federal employees to their medical conditions creates obvious potential for abuse. Federal worker and retiree privacy must be protected. Pass legislation blocking this data collection immediately. Make it clear that any health data analysis must use fully anonymized information with no identifiers that could trace back to individual employees or their families.