I received the following statement from Health Net in response to my request for a statement:
Health Net of Connecticut Statement – January 13, 2010
Protecting the privacy of our members is extremely important to us.
Health Net’s company policy states that data must be encrypted and secured.
Health Net has just received a copy of the lawsuit and is in the process of reviewing it.
We will continue to work cooperatively with the Connecticut Attorney General on this matter.
To date, Health Net has no evidence that there has been any misuse of the data.
Health Net is offering two years of free credit monitoring services for all impacted members who elect this service. This service also includes $1 million of identity theft insurance coverage and enrollment in fraud
resolution services for two years, if needed.Additionally, if members experience any identity theft between May 2009 and the date of their enrollment, Health Net will provide services to restore the member’s identity at no cost to the member.