By CARLA K. JOHNSON
AP Medical Writer 

Trump medical record 'raid' raises patient privacy questions

 


A doctor's claim that three men took President Donald Trump's medical records without a form authorizing their release in what he said felt like a "raid" has raised questions about whether this kind of action is legal.

Here are some questions and answers about what happened and the laws surrounding medical records and patients' rights to obtain them.

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WHAT HAPPENED?

Twelve days after Trump's inauguration, The New York Times published an interview with Dr. Harold Bornstein in which the president's former personal doctor revealed he had prescribed Trump three medications, including one to pro...



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