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L.A. Care Health Plan

Disclosed Apr 17, 20265 months ago2,885 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), L.A. Care Health Plan, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,885 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved names, program types, and health plan names. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE is automating its report generating process. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

What is known

People affected2,885 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedApr 17, 2026
HappenedOct 31, 2025
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
California Attorney General breach notice: L.A. Care Health Planoag.ca.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): L.A. Care Health Plan (Health Plan, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalApr 172,885
California AGresidents of CAApr 27
California AGresidents of CAJul 2

Other breaches at L.A. Care Health Plan

BreachAffected
Disclosed Mar 15, 2019Mar 15, 20197 years agoInsider1,506
Disclosed Feb 27, 2014Feb 27, 201412 years agoUnknown
Disclosed Oct 22, 2012Oct 22, 201213 years ago18K
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 2885 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-04-27 to 2026-04-17 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), L.A. Care Health Plan, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,885 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved names, program types, and health plan names · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-07-02 to 2026-04-27 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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