Pros And Cons Of Health Insurance Portability

There are many pros and cons involved in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The first positive is privacy; this act limits a health care provider or insurer to only disclose the minimum necessary information to complete a transaction or medical request. In turn the negative directly affected by this new privacy law is the expense, from legal advice to decipher the confusing terminology of the bill to software compatible with HIPAA. Another con is that now health care providers, insurance providers, and even the consumers are bombarded by overwhelming amounts of paperwork which consume time and money that could be better spent elsewhere. Another positive is that this act enables consumers with pre-existing