US Chamber: Do not pass stimulus bill
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, February 9, 2009
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The economic stimulus bill passed by the House last month allows state attorney generals to seek lawsuits for statutory damages and attorneys fees that their respective states must pay for HIPAA violations.
But the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is urging the Senate not to pass the legislation because it will hurt the country’s economic recovery and only boost trial lawyers’ pay, according to information posted on its Web site January 30.
“While the emergency economic stimulus package is aimed at turning our economy around and getting Americans back to work, the provision slipped into the House version and included in the Senate proposal is nothing more than a gift to the plaintiffs’ lawyers,” Lisa A. Rickard, president of The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, said on the Chamber’s Web site.
In a letter to the Senate dated , Rickard wrote, “Allowing private law firms to litigate HIPAA enforcement is a recipe for vastly higher costs and increased regulatory complexity.”
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents more than 3 million businesses and organizations.
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