The Basics
| Date: | MARCH 25, 2008 | ||
| Title: |
|
||
| Author: | Lisa Sprague | ||
| Summary: | This document offers a description of the coverage provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, which governs access to and portability and renewability of insurance coverage for persons who lose or change jobs. HIPAA establishes limited guaranteed issue rights, along with limits on the exclusion of pre-existing medical conditions and a prohibition of discrimination on the basis of health status in determining eligibility for coverage. |
