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Geisinger Health Plan

Disclosed Jun 10, 20206 years ago2,872 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Geisinger Health Plan, reported that due to a mailing error, the protected health information of 2,872 individuals was viewable on a cover letter. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.

What is known

People affected2,872 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJun 10, 2020
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Payment cards, Financial, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Geisinger Health Planmaine.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Geisinger Health Plan (Health Plan, PA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Maine AGresidents of MEJun 10, 20201
HHS archivetotalFeb 28, 20212,872

Other breaches at Geisinger Health Plan

BreachAffected
Disclosed Sep 7, 2016Sep 7, 201610 years agoInsider2,814
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","payment-card","financial"] to ["names","payment-card","financial","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 377 to 2872 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Geisinger Health Plan, reported that due to a mailing error, the protected health information of 2,872 individuals was viewable on a cover letter. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mit · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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