Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (May 2022)

Organization named: Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 May 16, 2022.

Organization as reported: Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, NY
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Paper/Films
Submission date: May 16, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11456, row:2595)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 792 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, member identification numbers, and claims and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

792 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 16, 2022, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2022-05-16Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11456)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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