What Role Will HIPAA Play In The Future Of Health Insurance? 
HIPAA will play the same role as it did prior to the new affordable care act . It will still protect patients medical information and COBRA coverage will still continue under the existing structure -LRB- helping youto continue employer coverage for a while after your employment has terminated -RRB- . Please note , under the affordable care act , coming off of group coverage does grant you a special enrollment period as it 's a qualifying event so you would want to compare options between COBRA and plans available on the individual market - an experienced health insurance broker can help you with this . I hope the information is helpful - please feel free to contact me for help and if you have any other questions . Thanks very much . 