Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
HIPAA. A law mandating that anyone belonging to a group health
insurance plan must be allowed to purchase health insurance within an
interval of time beginning when the previous coverage is lost. The law
protects employees, especially those with long term health conditions
who may be reluctant to leave jobs because they are afraid pre-existing
condition clauses will limit coverage of any such conditions under a
new insurance plan, from losing health insurance due a change in
employment status.
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