Re: Who to Work For?

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Tell your employer to stop imposing their will on your body and constitional rights and freedom. Ask them if they are aware of HIPAA rules and your rights to Health Information Privacy Protection. Ask them if they are willing to violate these federal laws. If they insist with the BS, tell them to shove their job up their asses and to hire a lemming after you report their sorry asses. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996Great Seal of the United States Other short titles Kassebaum–Kennedy Act, Kennedy–Kassebaum Act Long title An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1996 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. Acronyms (colloquial) HIPAA (pronounced /ˈhɪpə/, HIP-uh) Enacted by the 104th United States Congress Citations Public law Pub.L. 104–191 (text) (pdf) Statutes at Large 110 Stat. 1936 Legislative history Introduced in the House as H.R. 3103 by Bill Archer (R-TX) on March 18, 1996 Committee consideration by House Ways and Means Passed the House on March 28, 1996 (267–151) Passed the Senate on April 23, 1996 (100–0, in lieu of S. 1028) Reported by the joint conference committee on July 31, 1996; agreed to by the House on August 1, 1996 (421–2) and by the Senate on August 2, 1996 (98–0) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act[1][2]) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. It was created primarily to modernize the flow of healthcare information, stipulate how personally identifiable information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and address limitations on healthcare insurance coverage.[3] The act consists of five titles. Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.[4] Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.[5] Title III sets guidelines for pre-tax medical spending accounts, Title IV sets guidelines for group health plans, and Title V governs company-owned life insurance policies.