> guess once you tell someone about your health data then it's no longer health data protected by hipaa?
It is a bit more complex and involved than this, so a simple answer would be "it depends". However, no matter who it is that is disclosing your health data, they are in the clear to do so as long as you consented to that disclosure and the contract/agreement itself was legally in the clear.
For more caveats/rules around this, I suggest checking the official government page talking about it[0]. I found it to be pretty well-written for a layman person like me to understand.
0. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/guidance-materials...
