I’m was somewhat confused by this news reports of another Health Net settlement with Connecticut over a 2009 breach. Matthew Sturdevant reports: Health Net faces a $375,000 fine for a security breach that happened last year at the insurer’s Northeast headquarters in Shelton, the Connecticut Insurance Department said Monday. A portable, external hard drive was lost or stolen…
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Health Net Settlement Leaves Physicians Unsettled
Cathryn J. Prince reports: Insurance giant Health Net’s historic settlement over a security breach leaves some area physicians unsettled. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced a settlement with Health Net and its affiliates for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information on nearly 500,000 Connecticut patients. However, the settlement doesn’t address the breach…
Health Net to pay Conn. $250,000 in settlement
Cara Baruzzi reports: Health Net will pay the state at least $250,000 and implement stronger consumer protections to settle allegations the insurer failed to secure medical records, financial information and other private data on more than 440,000 Connecticut members, state officials said Tuesday. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who sued the company in the wake of…
Health Net to pay Conn. $250,000 in settlement
Cara Baruzzi reports: Health Net will pay the state at least $250,000 and implement stronger consumer protections to settle allegations the insurer failed to secure medical records, financial information and other private data on more than 440,000 Connecticut members, state officials said Tuesday. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who sued the company in the wake of…
Attorney General Reaches Settlement Over Lost Hard Drive With Medical Information On 1.5 Million Health Net Customers
Matthew Sturdevant reports: Health Net of the Northeast will be required to pay a “significant sum and spend even more to upgrade security” because of a hard-drive lost last year that contained medical information of 1.5 million Health Net customers in four states — including 446,000 in Connecticut, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s office said Tuesday….
Lawsuit against Health Net first suit under HITECH
As reported here Wednesday, Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has filed suit against Health Net for failing to secure member information and for failure to notify members of a security breach in a timely fashion. United Health Group and Oxford Health Plans are also named as defendants in the suit because although they were not…