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HHS Announces 1.7 Million Dollar Settlement with WellPoint for Potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Violations

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On July 11, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a resolution agreement and $1.7 following a security breach that affected over 600,000 individuals. million settlement with WellPoint Inc. In a not-so-subtle hint of OCR’s future intentions, the press release also mentioned that “Beginning Sept.

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