The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets administrative rules and standards that mandate employers provide continuous coverage to any employee who has been terminated, even if the worker was terminated for cause.

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HIPAA primarily deals with the protection and confidential handling of protected health information (PHI) and does not mandate employers to provide continuous health coverage to terminated employees. COBRA, not HIPAA, offers certain former employees, retirees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children the right to temporary continuation of health coverage at group rates.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Sets Administrative