What does HIPAA stand for?

• A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• B. Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act
• C. Health Insurance Public Access Act
• D. High Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is knowing what HIPAA stands for. It stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Health Insurance relates to coverage; Portability means you can maintain that coverage when moving between jobs or plans; Accountability highlights the responsibility to protect patient information; Act indicates it is a law. HIPAA also establishes privacy and security standards for health information and governs electronic health transactions. The other phrasings don’t fit because they alter the wording—Information instead of Insurance, Public Access instead of Portability, or High instead of Health—so they don’t reflect the actual law.