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Breach notice filed by UnitedHealth Group health plan single affiliated covered entity (June 2010)

Organization named: UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Other

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 June 4, 2010.

Organization as reported
UnitedHealth Group health plan single affiliated covered entity, MN
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Other
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
June 4, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16040, row:7179)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

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. \

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 16,291 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date June 4, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 16040)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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