WilmerHale attorney Kirk Nahrarecently contributed to IAPP's Global Legislative Predictions 2026, offering a clear look at how quickly health care privacy rules are shifting in the United States. He examines federal activity around HIPAA enforcement and Security Rule updates, reviews lingering proposals related to social service and opioid related disclosures and highlights the rapid spread of new state privacy laws in places such as Maryland and New York.
Kirk's analysis makes clear that organizations handling health information should be preparing now for a more complicated and fast changing regulatory landscape in the year ahead. Read his contribution here.