Universal HealthcareBy NextBestFit
Phase 1: Enactment & build · Step 1.14

Set data governance & privacy rules

Months 0–18 · UHA Chief Privacy Officer; HHS OCRDiscuss this step

Every existing law, program, institution, or practice this step changes: what it is today, what happens to it, when, and what that costs or trades off.

WhatTodayChangeTrade-off
HIPAA (privacy, security, transaction standards)
amendedYear 0
Federal insurance & health law
Governs covered entities and standard electronic transactions across thousands of payers.Continues and is strengthened for the national claims database (warrant requirement, access logs).Stronger protections for a far more concentrated dataset.