The federal bill called HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guarantees access to private insurance for selected groups of individuals, but the bill was not successful at making insurance more available because
A. Medical savings accounts were not what people wanted.
B. The bill primarily focused on protecting the confidentiality of patient records, not insurance.
C. The bill was repealed shortly after its passage.
D. It did not limit what companies could charge for the insurance.
ANS: D
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