The health insurer’s settlement with the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services represents the second-biggest Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act settlement, according to the agency. The highest HIPAA payout was Anthem’s $16 million settlement two years ago.
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Premera Blue Cross Owes $6.9M in Second-biggest HIPAA Payout
Premera Blue Cross has agreed to pay $6.9 million over a 2014-2015 data breach that compromised the personal details of more than 10 million people. So reports FierceHealthcare.
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