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highplainsdem

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Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:58 PM Apr 9

HHS to Employ Biometrics in Health Records Portal for Seniors [View all]

Source: Bloomberg Law

The Trump administration announced it will roll out an online health portal that will allow seniors to access their health records through facial recognition software.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will partner with biometric security platforms Clear and ID.me to verify patients’ identities. Once logged in, seniors can then instantly share medical records with health-care providers, eliminating the need for clipboards and manual data entry, the agency said.

Trump administartion officials say they hope to launch the full initiative around July 4.

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Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/hhs-to-employ-biometrics-in-health-records-portal-for-seniors/

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