[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Articles and editorials
    Plans' Access to Pharmacy Data Raises Privacy Issue--Benefit Firms
        Delve Into Patient Records, E2149-E2151 [13OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Privacy:  repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
        citizens in order to create national medical history database,
        (see H.R. 4281), H6069 [21JY], (see H.R. 4312), H6186 [22JY]
  Letters
    Implementation:  Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S2584
        [25MR], S2627 [26MR]
    ------ Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S2626 [26MR]
    ------ Gail Shearer and Adrienne Mitchem, Consumers Union, S2584
        [25MR], S2627 [26MR]
    ------ Laurie M. Flynn, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill,
        S2584 [25MR], S2626 [26MR]
    ------ Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Health Care Financing Administration,
        S2584 [25MR]
    ------ Patrisha Wright, Disability Rights and Education Defense
        Fund, Inc., S2584 [25MR], S2627 [26MR]
    ------ Ron Pollack, Families USA Foundation, S2584 [25MR], S2627
        [26MR]
    ------ several mental health organizations, S2627 [26MR]
  Remarks in House
    Privacy:  repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
        citizens in order to create national medical history database
        (H.R. 4281), E1369 [21JY], E1474 [30JY]
    ----- repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
        citizens in order to create national medical history database
        (H.R. 4312), H6076 [22JY]
    ------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
        citizens in order to create national medical history database,
        H10140 [8OC], E2149 [13OC]
  Remarks in Senate
    Health Care Financing Administration:  employee funding, S2514-S2524
        [25MR], S2526 [25MR], S2527 [25MR], S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585
        [25MR], S2619-S2629 [26MR]
    Implementation, S1661 [9MR], S2104 [17MR], S2514-S2524 [25MR], S2526
        [25MR], S2527 [25MR], S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585 [25MR],
        S2619-S2629 [26MR]
  Reports
    Health Insurance Standards--New Federal Law Creates Challenges for
        Consumers, Insurers, Regulators:  GAO, S1662 [9MR]