A Practice Note providing an overview of health care business bankruptcy cases. This Practice Note discusses the reasons that health care businesses file for bankruptcy, health care specific provisions of the US Bankruptcy Code, an overview of applicable non-bankruptcy health care laws, special data privacy considerations for health care business bankruptcies including protected health information and HIPAA compliance issues, and many other issues, including the role of the patient care ombudsman, disposal of sensitive records, section 363 sale considerations, exemption of certain actions from the automatic stay, special considerations for Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), special considerations for not-for-profits, DIP financing considerations, and out-of-court alternatives.