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• October 24, 2018
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HIPAA Provides Medical Information Protection by Federal Law Mandate – Your Rights and Remedies

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides rights and protections for participants and beneficiaries of group health plans. The Privacy Rule, a federal law, grants health consumers rights over their information and promulgates rules and limitations on who can look at and receive personal health information. The Privacy Rule applies to all forms of individuals’ protected health information, whether electronic, written, or oral.

The Security Rule, a Federal law that protects electronic health information, requires HIPAA-covered Health Supplements Uk entities to ensure that electronic protected health information is secure.

Additionally, HIPAA includes protections limiting exclusions for preexisting conditions; …