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15 Sep 2023, 2:20 pm
Premera Blue Cross demonstrates the potential for significant liability where the court finds delays unwarranted. [read post]
11 Sep 2023, 1:58 pm
Since the Department of Labor Employee Benefit Security Administration (“EBSA”) now includes cybersecurity safeguards as a fiduciary responsibility and audits employee benefit plan cybersecurity as part of its fiduciary audits, the $1.3 million HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule (“HIPAA”) resolution agreement health plan giant LA Care (“LACHP”) announced today by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights… [read post]
17 May 2023, 10:48 am
During the COVID pandemic, OCR imposed a $6.85 million HIPAA penalty on Premera Blue Cross to resolve HIPAA violations discovered during the investigation of a data breach involving the electronic protected health information of 10.4 million individuals as well as a $5.1 million dollar penalty on Excellus Health Plan to settle a HIPAA violation case stemming from a data breach that affected 9.3 million individuals. [read post]
13 Apr 2023, 6:01 am
., In re Premera Blue Cross Customer Data Sec. [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 4:44 pm
In October, 2020, OCR announced a resolution agreement with Aetna Life Insurance Company and affiliated covered entity (Aetna) where Aetna paid a $1 million resolution payment to settle potential HIPAA violations that arose from Aetna’s filing of hacking related breach reports in 2017 and OCR’s September 2021 announcement of a resolution agreement where Premera Blue Cross (PBC) agreed to pay $6.85 million to OCR (the second largest in OCR history) to settle… [read post]
19 Oct 2021, 10:10 am
Feb. 8, 2021) (dismissing breach of fiduciary duty claim based on inadequate evidence); In re: Premera Blue Cross Customer Data Sec. [read post]
31 Aug 2021, 9:12 am
The first jaw surgery went very well and Bair paid his out of pocket maximum of $3,000 and his employer’s health plan with Premera Blue Cross covered the rest. [read post]
14 Oct 2020, 2:00 am
Health insurer Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $6.85 million to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) related to a major data breach that the company reported in 2015. [read post]
27 Sep 2020, 9:17 am
Permera, the biggest insurer in Alaska and Hawaii, suffered a phishing attack that managed to install advanced persistent threat malware, resulting in the breach of PHI of over 10 million people, including social security numbers, bank account numbers, and health informtion. [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 2:18 pm
John Reed StarkIs a company’s post-breach forensic report subject to discovery in subsequent breach related litigation? [read post]
Cyber Investigations and Privilege: Court Finds Forensic Report not Covered by Work Product Doctrine
4 Jun 2020, 11:46 am
Va. 2019), and In re Premera Blue Cross Customer Data Sec. [read post]
Cyber Investigations and Privilege: Court Finds Forensic Report not Covered by Work Product Doctrine
4 Jun 2020, 11:46 am
Va. 2019), and In re Premera Blue Cross Customer Data Sec. [read post]
21 Jun 2017, 7:48 am
developments:1 - Some Evergreen state citizens are in for a shock come November:"Two Washington State Counties Lack ACA Health Insurer for 2018"The local Blue Cross franchise, Premera, has decided to dump these two (so far, but who knows, maybe more) due to cost concerns for insureds neighboring counties.2 - And in Iowa, Hawkeye state residents can look forward to rate increases topping 43% (43.5%, to be precise), just as we predicted. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 1:18 pm
It appears that Premera Blue Cross has seen the writing on the wall.■ Finally, Aetna's bailing on Connecticut. [read post]
25 Jan 2016, 4:00 am
There are similarities between this attack and the breach of Premera Blue Cross in 2015, impacting 11 million people – are they related? [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 5:53 am
” March 2015, Premera Blue Cross. [read post]
11 Jul 2015, 2:14 pm
The heavy reliance by group health plans and health insurers upon internet based applications and portals to carry out online enrollment, claims administration and payment, reporting and a host of other key health plan functions makes it particularly important for health plans, their employer or other sponsors, fiduciaries, vendors, and other involved in health plan administration or using or accessing health plan data to verify and ensure the internet data sharing and other applications and portals… [read post]
6 May 2015, 9:35 am
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6 May 2015, 9:15 am
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6 May 2015, 8:49 am
If you or someone else you know would like to receive future updates about developments on these and other concerns, please be sure that we have your current contact information – including your preferred e-mail – by creating or updating your profile www.cynthiastamer.com or by registering to participate in the distribution of these and other updates on our HR & Employee Benefits Update here including: OSHA Rules Requires New Construction Industry Close Space Safeguards 2016… [read post]
