HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Feb. 22, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Government Employees Health Association, Inc., MO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Feb. 22, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12987, row:4126)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Government Employees Health Association, Inc., reported that a mailing error caused the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 696 members to be mailed to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, claims information, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.