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Implementation of HIPAA: State-Designed Mechanisms for Group-to-Individual Portability

HEHS-98-161R Published: May 20, 1998. Publicly Released: May 20, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on alternative state approaches to implementing the group-to-individual portability provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

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