Title

Hot Topic: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: You Must Comply, One Way or Another

Authors

Richard Stokes, Municipal Technical Advisory ServiceFollow

Document Type

Bulletin

Publication Date

11-5-1999

Abstract

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) amended the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide, among other things, improved portability and continuity of health insurance coverage.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Stokes, Richard, "Hot Topic: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: You Must Comply, One Way or Another" (1999). MTAS Publications: Hot Topics.
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