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Company’s ‘mailing error’ exposes health information of kids on Missouri

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Dissent

Andy Marso reports:

A contractor that administers Missouri Medicaid plans says it accidentally exposed the personal health information of 19,570 children.

A vice president for WellCare Health Plans Inc. said in a letter to The Star that the company learned on July 25 that a “mailing error” caused reminders about well-child visits for the company’s Missouri Care members to be sent to the wrong addresses.

“The letters contained personally identifiable health information including (the) child’s name, age and provider name,” said the letter from Ted Webster, WellCare’s VP and chief security and privacy officer.

Read more on Kansas City Star. This incident appears to be unrelated to another breach disclosed by WellCare Health Plan in June.

Related posts:

  • Contractor or vendor woes (commentary)
  • NC DHHS: Almost 49,000 Medicaid cards with children's personal information mailed incorrectly (update 1)
  • WellCare Health Plans discloses data difficulties
  • (WellCare update) Insurance records of 71,000 Ga. families made public
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