41.   The Bush administration said Thursday that it would immediately implement sweeping medical privacy rules giving patients their first federal right to guard health records.

42.   The Clinton administration issued the rules in its final weeks, long after Congress tried unsuccessfully to write a medical privacy law.

43.   The health industry supports the notion of improved medical privacy, but was concerned that the final rules allow states to come up with even stricter standards.

44.   The health industry supports the notion of improved medical privacy, but worries because the rule allows states to write even stricter standards.

45.   The health industry wants the Bush administration to rewrite medical privacy rules issued by the previous White House, arguing the regulations would delay help to patients.

46.   This year, lawmakers may consider legislation regarding medical privacy and other areas.