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German health insurer Debeka barred from using invoice diagnoses without consent

( March 6, 2026, 10:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Debeka, a private health insurer, has been told by a German court that it can't analyze diagnoses in reimbursement invoices to identify participants for voluntary preventive care programs without their consent. The ruling by Federal Administrative Court, which overturned lower court decisions, said that although the processing served preventive healthcare purposes, it wasn't justified on legitimate interest grounds because of the overriding need to safeguard the insured people's sensitive health data.Press release in German attached. ...

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