The Kassebaum–Kennedy Bill — The Limits of Incrementalism

When Senators Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kans.) and Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) proposed the legislation that became the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 1 “portability” became a catch phrase for the bridging of gaps in our fragmented health insurance system. Since about two thirds...

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Employee Retirement Income Security Act - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Benefit Plans, Employee - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Benefit Plans, Employee - standards
Health Care Reform - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Status
Insurance Coverage - legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance Pools - legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance Selection Bias
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Insurance, Health - standards
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State Government
Time Factors
Unemployment
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