Midday examines The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). As President Clinton prepares to sign it, guests Jim Koppell, member of the Children's Defense Fund and a vice president at the MN Hospital and Health Care Partnership; and former U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger discuss its impact on the public. Koppell and Durenberger also answer listener questions.
Koppell is former Executive Director of the MN Health Care Access Commission.
Durrenberger is senior health policy fellow at the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of Business, and senior counselor at APCO Associates, a Washington D.C. public affairs firm.