Washington — For the American people and members of the press hoping to glean a comprehensive rundown of President Trump's condition following his diagnosis with COVID-19, a five-letter acronym has ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 to safeguard private health information and ensure continuity of coverage for individuals navigating employment ...

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The federal HIPAA law protects patient privacy, but some say it can shut out family members trying to help relatives who are experiencing mental health crises. Visiting a doctor's office often means ...

Although HIPAA was passed in 1996, it would take nearly seven years for the initial HIPAA Privacy Rule to go into effect. As the first federal law to address the ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 protects the privacy of health information. In the workplace, HIPAA ensures that employee health information is not provided to parties, ...

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