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If Your Medical Information Becomes A Moneymaker, Could You Get A Cut?

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According to the law in most states, health care providers own patients' medical records. But federal privacy law governs how that information can be used. And whether or not you can profit from your own medical data is murky. (alicemoi/Getty Images/RooM RF)
According to the law in most states, health care providers own patients' medical records. But federal privacy law governs how that information can be used. And whether or not you can profit from your own medical data is murky. (alicemoi/Getty Images/RooM RF)

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