Closing the Privacy Gap: HIPRA Targets Health Apps and Wearables

Move over HIPAA…the health privacy landscape may be in for a shakeup. On November 4, 2025, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act (HIPRA), a bill aimed at closing a gap in health data protections. HIPAA has long governed the privacy of traditional medical records held by health care providers and health plans, but what about the data collected by your smartwatch, fitness app, or wellness platform? Those technologies are currently governed by a…
By: Alston & Bird