­New Administration Breaks Silence on HIPAA Final Reproductive Rule

Overview

Proponents of the December 23, 2024 HIPAA Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Rule) say it is vital to ensuring confidentiality of communications between patients and health care providers. Nevertheless, litigation aiming to invalidate the new Rule continues. This factsheet provides an overview of four lawsuits against the Rule and what might be gleaned from these cases about the new administration’s position on HIPAA’s protections for reproductive health care.