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Partnership Healthplan of California Data Breach Class Action Investigation

On Behalf of | May 23, 2022 | Class Action

Markovits, Stock & DeMarco, a law firm experienced in data breach cases, is investigating claims on behalf of victims of a data breach involving data entrusted to Partnership HealthPlan of California.

Partnership HealthPlan of California is health care organization that contracts with the state of California to administer Medi-Cal benefits through local care providers to ensure Medi-Cal recipients have access to health care. If you received a notice of data breach letter from Partnership HealthPlan of California, please contact us as soon as possible to understand your legal rights in response to the data breach.

WHAT HAPPENED?

On March 19, 2022, Partnership HealthPlan of California identified unusual activity on its network. In response, Partnership HealthPlan of California began an investigation and discovered an unauthorized party accessed or took certain information from its network. [1]

Partnership HealthPlan of California’s investigation is ongoing and the organization is still working to identify what information was contained within the impacted files.[2]

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY THE DATA BREACH?

Partnership HealthPlan of California did not notify victims of the breach until May 18, 2022.[3]  In total, the data of 854,913 individuals was compromised in the breach.[4] Partnership HealthPlan of California admitted it hasn’t determined the full scope of the compromise yet, but that it decided to inform all individuals whose information was likely impacted.

WHAT INFORMATION WAS EXPOSED IN THE DATA BREACH?

Partnership HealthPlan of California has disclosed the following information was included in the data breach:

  • full names,
  • dates of birth,
  • Social Security numbers,
  • driver’s license numbers,
  • tribunal ID numbers,
  • medical record numbers,
  • prescription information,
  • medical treatment and diagnosis information,
  • health insurance information,
  • portal usernames and passwords,
  • email addresses, and
  • home addresses.[5]

 

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPLAN OF CALIFORNIA DATA BREACH?

If you would like to have a free, confidential consultation with an attorney to learn more about your rights and potential legal remedies in responding to the Partnership HealthPlan of California data breach, please contact Markovits, Stock & DeMarco attorney Terry Coates at (513) 651-3700, email us at [email protected], or submit a Case Evaluation request through the form below.

[1] https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/88f036a8-2e3b-4262-9da5-8a6073110c61.shtml

[2] Id.

[3] Id.

[4] Id.

[5] Id.