title: Federal regulation comes to private health care financing: the group health insurance provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
abstract: Attorney Rovner presents a very detailed accounting of the impacts of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as it relates to group health insurance including provisions that concern pre-existing conditions, special enrollment rights, premium discrimination, maternity lengths of stay, parity for mental health benefits and small groups coverage. The article concludes with a discussion of the federalism question as it relates to regulation of private market health financing.
authors: Michael Best & Friedrich, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Rovner
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004651:Employment; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000191:economics; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States