HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. 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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