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Title I of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.
Consumers
Do you have questions about your coverage? See how HIPAA may affect
your rights and decisions at different times. Find out more
information on your right to a HIPAA policy and how you can find a
HIPAA policy in your state.
EmployersFind out about the requirements imposed on group plans and health insurance benefits. State RegulatorsFind out about bulletins, amendments, regulations and certificates under HIPAA. View statutory language pertaining to HIPAA. Self-Funded Nonfederal Governmental PlansA nonfederal governmental employer that sponsors a self-funded group health plan may elect to exempt its plan from most requirements of Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (as added by Title I of HIPAA and amended by subsequent legislation). Learn about procedures and requirements, view model exemption-related documents, and view the list of plans that have filed an exemption from the various requirements of Title XXVII. COBRA For State & Local Government EmployeesFor public sector health plans, CMS advises and answers questions about COBRA. If you seek information on private sector employee COBRA, please visit the websites for the U.S. Department of Labor or the Internal Revenue Service. Receive Updates on HIPAA Insurance Reform
Related HIPAA Sites:HIPAA Administrative Simplification - These HIPAA requirements, which are separate from the insurance portability requirements, are intended to reduce the costs and administrative burdens of health care by making possible the standardized, electronic transmission of many administrative and financial transactions. Health information privacy is also a requirement of administrative simplification. CMS HIPAA Directory Page - CMS is responsible for implementing various unrelated provisions of HIPAA, therefore HIPAA may mean different things to different people. Here's a directory of HIPAA's impact on what CMS does. Last Modified on Thursday, September 16, 2004
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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