Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Wikipedia
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OverviewTitlesEffects on research and clinical careMisspelling as HIPPAViolationsLegislative informationExternal linksThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act ) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information, stipulated the guidelines by which personally identifiable information maintaine… Other short titles: Kassebaum–Kennedy Act, Kennedy–Kassebaum Act Long title: An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.
Other short titles: Kassebaum–Kennedy Act, Kennedy–Kassebaum Act
Long title: An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.
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