- State
- FL
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 2,794
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) released documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,794 individuals to a court. The PHI involved included names and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA provided additional HIPAA training to employees regarding the need to safeguard PHI. The CE provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. OCR obtained assurances that the CE and BA implemented the corrective actions noted.
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
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