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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Definition

This is the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act that intends to provide patients the ability to take insurance coverage with them between employment. This law also prevents insurance companies from excluding patients with pre-existing conditions. There are other provisions of the law. The ones cited here are two that affect providers and BCBSKS.