There's a new money maker on the horizon; your medical records. The Medical industry is sitting on information, from you, that could provide unknown cures for diseases and ailments. For profit, private companies, are being created to provide your data, as research, to do just that. An idea that certainly has the possibility of nobility. These companies are paying the industry (hospitals and health plans)for the information, your medical data. It's a piece of you. Should You be paid to? Read about it here. NPR's Richard Harris', October 15, 2018 article: Your Medical Data Might Become A Moneymaker, Could You Get A Cut?