The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ____

A) identifies exclusions on certain illnesses so insurance can be discontinued
B) adopts electronic standards that increase the cost of health care
C) provides strict guidelines for maintaining confidentiality of health care information
D) prevents the use of medical savings accounts (MSAs) to prevent fraud


C

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Installing Copying Booting Formatting

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