Re: Confirmed: Media guilty of race baiting in Trayvon case.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:27 am
As someone who’s been in the industry (healthcare, hospital, and EDI) since 1995 I can safely state you have no fucking clue what you’re babbling about. There were 2 Titles in the original HIPAA legislation. Title 1 says that anyone who has health insurance can’t be excluded from coverage when they change plans. Title 2 set several rules about ending healthcare fraud, making the healthcare system more efficient, and protected health information (PHI.) That's right, moron, Title 2 isn't even exclusively about privacy. It's just a bullet point... one of many touched upon. So if Title 1 isn't about privacy and Title 2 is about numerous things, one of them being privacy... do you really think people referred to HIPAA as the HIPAA Privacy Act in 1996? EPIC FAIL.Truman wrote:In Common Parlance, the legislation has been - and always will be - referred to as the HIPAA Privacy Act.
No, it is not. As I stated, privacy was briefly touched upon in Title 2, but the parameters were not set up until years later. In 2000, these parameters were spelled out in the Privacy Rule (and the Security Rule for ePHI.)Truman wrote:The Privacy Rule ucant refers to is found in Title II of the Act.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/ad ... index.html
More babble. Once again, I work in the industry. No one calls it the Privacy Act. And I never said HIPAA was called the HIPPA Privacy Rule. I was just referring to a specific bullet point about HIPAA. I’ll defer to your years of experience as to what kind of cheese is found in a Burrito Supreme, but you’re in way over your head here. And your search techniques suck. Want to learn more about HIPAA? Use a reputable site: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/faq/index.htmlTruman wrote: Yes, I recognize that the law IS, indeed, referred to in some misguided circles as the HIPAA Privacy Rule. But while common, this description is every bit as technically inaccurate as referring to the law as the the HIPAA Privacy Act.
This is the only thing you’ve gotten right thus far.Truman wrote: The name of the law is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Hey, what do you know. You got something else right. By accident. The Rules were introduced after the law.Truman wrote:Congress doesn't refer to to signature-ready legislation as Rules.
It was a throwaway comment that you probably should have ignored. For your own sake.Truman wrote:Go grade somebody else's papers, you ill-informed, nit-picking, tedious asshat...
Here’s a pretty good link about HIPAA (Note how long it is before privacy is covered:)
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/c ... 242005.pdf
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) of 1996: Overview and Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions
Summary
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (P.L.
104-191), provided for changes in the health insurance market. It guaranteed the
availability and renewability of health insurance coverage for certain employees and
individuals, and limited the use of preexisting condition restrictions. The Act created
federal standards for insurers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and
employer-provided health plans, including those that self-insure. It permitted,
however, substantial state flexibility for compliance with the requirements on
insurers.
HIPAA also included tax provisions relating to health insurance. It permitted
a limited number of small businesses and self-employed individuals to contribute to
tax-advantaged medical savings accounts (MSAs) established in conjunction with
high-deductible health insurance plans. It increased the deduction for health
insurance that self-employed taxpayers may claim. In addition, it allowed long-term
care expenses to be treated like deductible medical expenses and clarified the tax
treatment of long-term care insurance.
Finally, the Act included administrative simplification and privacy provisions
instructing the Secretary of HHS to issue standards addressing the electronic
transmission of health information and the privacy of personally identifiable medical
information.