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2010 Security Breach Cost Anthem $1.7 Million
Anthem has a history of big security breaches. In 2010 an attack that disclosed information of more than 600,000 people cost the company $1.7 million in fines from HHS.
Anthem has a history of big security breaches. This week, the company revealed that a cyberattack has put potentially 80 million current and former customers' personal information at risk, although medical information, such as claims and diagnostic codes, were not compromised. A similar security breach from a few years ago has cost Anthem $1.7 million.
In 2010, an attack on Anthem, then known as WellPoint, resulted in the disclosure of personal information of approximately 612,000 individuals. HHS fined the company $1.7 million under HIPPA and determined that WellPoint had not implemented policies and procedures to protect electronic health information covered by HIPAA. The names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and health information of WellPoint customers were disclosed as a result, HHS said.
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Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach
May 29th 2025Lindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
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Managed Care Reflections: A Q&A With Melinda B. Buntin, PhD
June 2nd 2025To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), each issue in 2025 includes a special feature: reflections from a thought leader on what has changed—and what has not—over the past 3 decades and what’s next for managed care. The June issue features a conversation with Melinda B. Buntin, PhD, a health economist and a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Carey Business School.
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Inside the Center's MDD Value Model and Its Use of Dynamic Pricing
May 13th 2025Larragem Raines, MS, of the Center for Innovation & Value Research, discusses the organization's major depressive disorder (MDD) open-source value model, dynamic pricing, and the future role of artificial intelligence in care.
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