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

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.Scanlon, William J. is the author of 'Private Health Insurance : Progress and Challenges in Implementing 1996 Federal Standards', published 2000 under ISBN 9780788188107 and ISBN 0788188100.