Private Health Insurance: Progress & Challenges in Implementing 1996 Federal Standards

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Year: 1999
Pages: 52
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788188100

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William J. Scanlon (ed). By setting minimum federal standards for certain aspects of private health insurance, the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established new federal responsibilities. It instituted minimum standards of protection to improve access to health insurance for people obtaining coverage through employment as well as for those purchasing it as individuals. Reports on the implementation status of HIPAA provisions in the group insurance market; the price of coverage for certain individuals losing group coverage; the extent of consumer understanding of HIPAA as well as the law’s protections; & federal efforts undertaken to ensure HIPAA compliance. Charts & tables.

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