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Is Uber the next health-care disruptor?

Uber Technologies Inc. has hired a veteran lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to pursue the ride-hailing companys agenda on policies related to health care and medical-records privacy.

By Cheryl Miller | Updated on January 19, 2018
Uber and Lyft are increasingly providing non-emergency medical transportation services. (Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM)

Uber Technologies Inc. has hired a veteran lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to pursue the ride-hailing company’s agenda on policies related to health care and medical-records privacy, according to a federal disclosure filed Tuesday.

Ann Waldo of Waldo Law Offices reported that her lobbying work would focus on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and health care policy related to “transportation, ridesharing and innovation.” The disclosure also notes Waldo will focus on compliance matters.

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