Is Outlook.com HIPAA compliant?

No

Microsoft provides its HIPAA BAA through the Microsoft Online Services Data Protection Addendum to covered-entity and business-associate customers of its in-scope commercial cloud services. The consumer Outlook.com service is not on that in-scope list, so no BAA covers it.

What to use instead

Microsoft 365

BAA from the Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan · $7/mo per user

Paubox

BAA from the Standard plan · $32/mo per account

Hushmail for Healthcare

BAA from the Healthcare Basic plan · $11.99/mo

Sources

Last verified 2026-09-24. General information, not legal advice.