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Health Insurance Standards: Implications of New Federal Law for Consumers, Insurers, Regulators

T-HEHS-98-114 Published: Mar 19, 1998. Publicly Released: Mar 19, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the implementation of the private insurance market provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

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Eligibility criteriaEmployee medical benefitsstate relationsHealth care servicesHealth insuranceHealth insurance cost controlInsurance companiesInsurance premiumsInsurance regulationMedicare