The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has which of the following important features?
1. Provides insurance for children and families who cannot otherwise afford health insurance.
2. Addresses the public health system's preparedness for bioterrorism.
3. Allows the federal, state, and local governments to carry out four health care functions: direct services, financing, information, and policy setting.
4. Allows working people to keep their employee group health insurance for several months after leaving a job.
ANS: 4
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