Healthcare Innovation July 7, 2022
Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) sent a letter on July 1 to HHS urging the organization to update the Privacy Rule under HIPAA to prevent disclosure of protected health information
In a July 1 letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) urged HHS to use its influence to update the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade.