Senators Call for Repeal of HIPPA

According to a report by the National Underwriting Company, seven Republican senators are urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider the HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996, its controversial rule on medical privacy which went into effect 4/14/01. Senators Jim Jeffords, RVt., Bill Frist, R-Tenn., Mike Enzi, RWy., Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark., Judd Gregg, R.N.H., John Warner, R-Va., and Pat Roberts, R-Kans sent a joint letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson stating, 'In the final analysis, the public is better served by a well-con...