- State
- IN
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 1,023
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The business associate (BA), Amerigroup Iowa, Inc., reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,023 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, claims information, and diagnoses and procedures codes. The BA notified HHS, the covered entity, and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.