Peach State Health Plan
Your Personal Info Could Be
Exposed Online After
This Hospital Breach
Breach Description
The breach at Peach State Health Plan in Georgia affected 148,334 individuals on Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids. This incident was part of a larger data breach involving the health insurer Centene, which is the parent company of Peach State Health Plan. The breach occurred when Centene lost computer hard drives containing personal data of about 950,000 individuals. This data included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and member ID numbers, and health information. The affected individuals were current and former Medicaid and PeachCare members from 2009 to 2015. Additionally, 1,113 individuals covered by Peach State in Georgia’s health insurance exchange and 15 Medicare members were also affected. In response to the breach, Centene announced it would notify all affected individuals and offer free credit and health care monitoring. The company’s CEO, Michael Neidorff, stated that while there was no evidence the information had been used inappropriately, the company was disclosing the ongoing search for the hard drives out of an abundance of caution and transparency[7][9].
Citations:
- https://www.pshpgeorgia.com/members/medicaid/resources/interoperability-and-patient-access.html
- https://www.peachstatefcu.org
- https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/peachstate/index.html
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- https://ambetter.pshpgeorgia.com/privacy-practices.html
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- https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships