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CVS Health Sued For Allegedly Revealing HIV Status Of 6,000 Patients

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Dissent

There’s an update on a breach reported in August, 2017. CBS reports:

CVS Health is being sued for allegedly revealing the HIV status of 6,000 patients in Ohio.

A federal lawsuit claims CVS mailed letters last year that showed the status of participants in the state’s HIV drug assistance program through the envelopes’ glassine window.

The complaint, which was filed March 21 in federal court in Ohio, also names Fiserv, the company that CVS hired to mail the letters. On the envelopes used by Fiserv, the patients’ HIV status could be seen through the clear window, just above their name and address, the documents states.

Read more on CBS.

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