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Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records

“Clearly, this administration has not earned our trust with Americans’ sensitive data."

  • By

  • Amanda Seitz

  • Maia Rosenfeld

  • Darius Tahir

  • July 22, 2026

  • 7 min

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    The Trump administration plans to collect medical records of over 8 million federal workers, retirees, and their families.

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    The Office of Personnel Management will pseudonymize personal health information before analysis, but retains the right to reidentify records.

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    Sixty-five insurance companies will provide detailed health data to OPM to help identify fraud in federal health benefit programs.

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    Concerns about privacy persist, with critics arguing that pseudonymization may not sufficiently protect sensitive information.

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    OPM's plan includes analyzing records from Medicare for dual enrollees to enhance fraud detection efforts.

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Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records

  • by Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld, Darius Tahir

  • July 22, 2026

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