title: Health insurance reform legislation.
abstract: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), enacted on August 21, 1996 (Public Law 104-19), provides for improved access and renewability with respect to employment-related group health plans, to health insurance coverage sold in connection with group plans, and to the individual market (by amending the Public Health Service Act). The Act's provisions include improvements in portability and continuity of health insurance coverage; combatting waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery; promoting the use of medical savings accounts; improving access to long-term care services and insurance coverage; administrative simplification; and addressing duplication and coordination of Medicare benefits.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: DiSimone
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D017047:Cost Sharing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007352:Insurance, Life; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019464:Tax Exemption; D014481:United States