Nebraska's CyncHealth Gets $13.6 Million for Vaccine-Autism Data Project as HHS Seeks 90% Record Access
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Updated · CNN · Jun 4
Nebraska's CyncHealth Gets $13.6 Million for Vaccine-Autism Data Project as HHS Seeks 90% Record Access
1 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 4
Summary
$13.6 million in Nebraska state contracts went to CyncHealth in January after the CDC awarded the state $18.7 million, with a former CDC official saying the money backed RFK Jr.'s vaccine-autism records initiative.
HHS has been asking state health information exchanges for identifiable medical records to study vaccine safety, autism and chronic disease, even though decades of research have rejected a vaccine-autism link.
A proposal reviewed by KFF said exchanges could feed HHS real-time data covering 90% of Americans' medical records by 2028, with the federal government paying $3 per person annually.
Maryland declined to share more data for vaccine research and Indiana has not provided additional records, as exchange leaders questioned legality, privacy protections and whether the records would answer Kennedy's research claims.
Kennedy says studies are already underway, but HHS has not publicly detailed participating states, data safeguards or who can access the records, extending a broader push to expand federal health surveillance.