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2019 Draft, Pick #30 - Kevin Porter Jr., USC

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If it doesn’t pan out, it only cost Gilbert $5m to buy the pick. Dan doesn’t even get out of bed for that much money.
 
I said it at the beginning. Shades of Delonte.

Rumor has it that he's been seeking some mental health help. Take the rumor with a grain of salt because I'd pretty much guarantee it'll never get confirmed publically.
If true, I’m glad he’s getting help. Mental health issues are tough, as there’s often times no quick fix or no fix at all. I’m rooting for the kid as he has all the talent in the world.
 
Maybe they should get Metta World Peace as a mentor for him... He's been there and now in a much better state of mind after some crazy moments in his early NBA career
If true, I’m glad he’s getting help. Mental health issues are tough, as there’s often times no quick fix or no fix at all. I’m rooting for the kid as he has all the talent in the world.
 
HIPPA laws pretty much guarantee it'll never happen so I don't know what you expect

That's not necessarily true. Most people believe that HIPAA bars all employers from giving away health care information about their employees, and that's not the case.

Without getting too deep into the weeds, HIPAA generally limits disclosures by health plans, some providers, clearinghouses, and self-insured employers. So what it actually prevents is your insurer or your doctor from disclosing that information to others...including to your employer. So if you go into the hospital, are diagnosed with Covid, and the the hospital tells your employer or the public that you have Covid, that's a HIPAA violation.

But if you call your employer and tell them that you have Covid, that information is not protected from disclosure by the employer. Same with mental health. If a doctor or insurance plan leaks that you have mental health problems, that's a HIPAA violation. But if you tell that to your (non-self-insured) employer as the excuse for why you are absent, it probably isn't.

However, many employers will try to protect that information regardless to avoid pissing off employees. So even though it isn't HIPAA, the information may be unlikely to get out anyway.
 
That's not necessarily true. Most people believe that HIPAA bars all employers from giving away health care information about their employees, and that's not the case.

Without getting too deep into the weeds, HIPAA generally limits disclosures by health plans, some providers, clearinghouses, and self-insured employers. So what it actually prevents is your insurer or your doctor from disclosing that information to others...including to your employer. So if you go into the hospital, are diagnosed with Covid, and the the hospital tells your employer or the public that you have Covid, that's a HIPAA violation.

But if you call your employer and tell them that you have Covid, that information is not protected from disclosure by the employer. Same with mental health. If a doctor or insurance plan leaks that you have mental health problems, that's a HIPAA violation. But if you tell that to your (non-self-insured) employer as the excuse for why you are absent, it probably isn't.

However, many employers will try to protect that information regardless to avoid pissing off employees. So even though it isn't HIPAA, the information may be unlikely to get out anyway.
The doctor has to inform the health dept and the health dept has an obligation to inform your work so your coworkers are aware they were exposed, no?
 
The doctor has to inform the health dept and the health dept has an obligation to inform your work so your coworkers are aware they were exposed, no?

I have no idea, but we had a weird situation at work where someone came down with it, and we all wanted to know who had it but no one could say. Everyone eventually found out because that person wasn't coming to work, but it was definitely a weird line to walk when it is something super contagious like this instead of cancer or injury. I think medical info should be sacred. IMO the insurance company doesn't have a right to know everything because they are not health professionals. Still, when a condition could potentially affect your health too, it is tricky situation.
 
I have no idea, but we had a weird situation at work where someone came down with it, and we all wanted to know who had it but no one could say. Everyone eventually found out because that person wasn't coming to work, but it was definitely a weird line to walk when it is something super contagious like this instead of cancer or injury. I think medical info should be sacred. IMO the insurance company doesn't have a right to know everything because they are not health professionals. Still, when a condition could potentially affect your health too, it is tricky situation.

We have had the health department contact us to say that someone at our site tested positive, but they wouldn't tell us who. Basically they wanted to verify that we are taking proper safety measures to prevent spread, but it makes contact tracing tough.
 

Back in August but still not a good addition to his Nov case... this kid needs help and the team needs to take their time with him
 

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