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Amerigroup Iowa, Inc

ArchivedSubmitted 01/03/2024

Updated 15 hours ago ()

State
IN
Covered entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
1,023
Business associate present
Yes
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Network Server
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026
Last seen in OCR export
Oct 25, 2026

OCR description

The business associate (BA), Amerigroup Iowa, Inc., reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,023 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, claims information, and diagnoses and procedures codes. The BA notified HHS, the covered entity, and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect PHI.

Change history

  • Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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