What federal legislation provided employees the ability to keep health insurance coverage when transferring to another job?
A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B. Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
C. Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank Act
D. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
E. Health Care Quality Improvement Act
A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
While most people know that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is known for its privacy and security provisions, it is also responsible for creating the law that allows individuals to keep health insurance coverage when moving from job to job. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as the Affordable Care Act, provided for a variety of new opportunities to purchase health insurance. The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act had a variety of student loan provisions and support for training programs. The Health Care Quality Improvement Act created the national Practitioner Data Bank.
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