HIPPA

• Provides for portability of health insurance coverage regardless of health to age 65. 
• Availability of coverage begins the later of the date your COBRA options expire, or the date your employment ends if you are not eligible for COBRA. 
• The decision as to who provides the insurance for this portable product is left to the individual states. 
• But regardless of who provides the continuation of coverage, the guarantee is real. 
• The beautiful part for people with Parkinson's is that the HIPAA law prohibits any exclusions or limitations for pre-existing conditions.

Content for this section provided by Jack Hungelmann, who has had PD since 1996.

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