Schiff Town Hall - Privacy Concerns with Mandatory Coverage

Audience Question: With reform, will the government have more access to bank accounts? Mr. Flanagan says that is a valid issue from a privacy advocate's perspective. In Massachusetts, proof of insurance is shown when tax returns are filed. There is a "tension": If people aren't required to purchase insurance, and prove it, then they won't buy it until they get sick. He says the public option helps (presumably by providing proof of purchase to the government by the act of purchase from the government, without the need for further inspection of personal finances). (This is one in a series of videos by Doug Drenkow ( http://douglasdrenkow.com ) for http://OpEdNews.com from the Rep. Schiff town hall meeting, in Alhambra, CA, Aug. 11, 2009)

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