The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will publish the final rule regarding updated retail pharmacy standards for electronic transactions adopted under the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Specifically, the retail pharmacy transaction standards for health care claims or equivalent encounter information, eligibility for a health plan, referral certification and authorization, and coordination of benefits will be modified to help improve data exchange and workflow automation. This rule is delayed to April 14, 2025; required compliance dates will be extended to April 14, 2028.