There’s no HIPAA in Taiwan. “Seen as a smear campaign tactic, lawmaker Lin and his team divulged Hu’s private hospital records a few days prior to the election in an attempt to sway the voters to reconsider Hu’s ability to lead a city by alleging that he was in a poor state of health.
As part of their strategy, the team said that due to previous strokes and the likelihood of future episodes, Hu, a Kuomintang incumbent, was unfit for a mayoral post.”
