Judge Overturns Biden-Era HIPAA Rule

On June 25, 2025

A federal judge in the Northern District of Texas invalidated an April 2024 regulation from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aimed to expand HIPAA’s privacy protections for reproductive health care. The rule, which took effect on December 23, 2024, prohibited health plans, providers, and their business associates from using or disclosing […]

On March 3, 2025

The HIPAA nondiscrimination rule states that an employer cannot “refuse to provide benefits because an individual is not actively at work on the day that individual would become eligible for benefits.” Yet, actively-at-work clauses, which require an individual to be actively at work on the day their benefits become effective, remain....

On January 6, 2025

On Dec. 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would modify the HIPAA Security Rule to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). Although the changes are substantial, they are only in proposed form at this point. Employers with self-insured health plans and those […]

On May 6, 2024

The new HIPAA provision imposes requirements on regulated entities that will provide additional protections for those seeking reproductive care.

Judge Overturns Biden-Era HIPAA Rule

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule Aimed at Strengthening HIPAA Security Compliance

Health and Human Services (HHS) Announces New HIPAA Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy