Connecticut AG Reaches Agreement With Health Net
Over data breach on almost half-million state enrollees
By Jean Jacques Maleval | July 16, 2010 at 3:29 pmTo read this article from DOTmed, click on:
Connecticut AG reaches agreement with Health Net over data breach
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced that his office has reached a settlement with health insurance company Health Net over a failure to secure patient information on almost a half-million state enrollees, and subsequent failure to promptly notify consumers about the breach. The settlement involves Health Net of the Northeast Inc., Health Net of Connecticut Inc., and parent companies UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Oxford Health Plans.