No, they don't. Although it's not about insurance either. Here is a list of who is covered: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities/index.h

No, they don't. Although it's not about insurance either. Here is a list of who is covered: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities... Note that a random app that gets "medical data" is not covered unless it counts as a health care provider AND transmits data in certain HHS electronic formats.