Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (January 2017)

Organization named: WellCare Health Plans Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 27, 2017.

Organization as reported: WellCare Health Plans, Inc., FL
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Jan. 27, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14285, row:5424)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

On January 27, 2017, WellCare Health Plans, Inc., the covered entity (CE), submitted a Breach Report stating that Summit Reinsurance, a reinsurer for the CE, had experienced a data security event. OCR has reviewed the matter, and based on our review, OCR has determined that no violation of the HIPAA laws occurred.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

24,809 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Jan. 27, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2017-01-27Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14285)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

WellCare Health Plans 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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