Danielle Evansic

When my son turned 12 I could no longer see his post-visit reports or his prescriptions in the DH portal. I could also no longer see his prescriptions in the Walgreens portal. The only thing that changed was that he turned 12. I realize that all children are different, but does anyone truly believe that a 12 year old boy could manage his own prescriptions and medical care? Why should parents have to jump through hoops to care for their children? It only makes sense that I should be able to see his medical records and support his care. The blocking of access has nothing to do with his individual case, nor does it have to do with his privacy, but it’s sheer laziness on the part of medical providers who do not want to accidentally reveal information that may be subject to protections. So the vast majority of parents whose children are not in a precarious situation are disadvantaged - we cannot help our children the way that we are supposed to, both morally and legally, because the providers are too lazy to apply restrictions on a case by case basis. This should be common sense. Parents should not have to fill out extra paperwork or seek permission to help their minor children with their medical care. It is our responsibility to do so and there should be no hurdles, especially not ones placed by pharmacies or health care providers, without prior justification.