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UnitedHealth Group health plan single affiliated covered entity

ArchivedSubmitted 06/04/2010
State
MN
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
16,291
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Other
Location of breached information
Paper/Films
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

Paper correspondence to certain members in UnitedHealth's prescription drug plans were in advertently sent to the incorrect temporary address due to a database administration error. Approximately 16,291 individuals were affected by the breach. UnitedHealth member's name, plan number and in some instances, date of birth and/or limited medical information. United Health reported that it stopped using PDI's proprietary database for address updates and made outbound verifications calls to members to get accurate temporary addresses. United Health reported that it revised its address update process. \

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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