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To: DBrow
Do you mean HIPPA, instead of COBRA?

I thought HIPPA was part of COBRA, but yes, specifically it is HIPPA that I'm referring to.

16 posted on 01/16/2013 2:15:23 PM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: SampleMan
HIPPA is so strict that various departments within a hospital can't share patient information with each other. Recently, a California hospital employee lost a thumb drive that may have contained patient data on it and the Feds fined the hospital $4 million.
23 posted on 01/16/2013 2:23:50 PM PST by DeFault User
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To: SampleMan

HIPPA pertains to privacy of health records.

COBRA pertains to the ability for someone to retain health insurance when leaving a company (but having to pay ‘full costs’ of the insurance, not just the employee share that the individual had been paying when with the company.)


28 posted on 01/16/2013 2:32:17 PM PST by Vineyard
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To: SampleMan

HIPPA pertains to privacy of health records.

COBRA pertains to the ability for someone to retain health insurance when leaving a company (but having to pay ‘full costs’ of the insurance, not just the employee share that the individual had been paying when with the company.)


29 posted on 01/16/2013 2:32:25 PM PST by Vineyard
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