Massachusetts Healthcare Provider Sending Cash To Patients in $400,000 Data Breach Settlement
Aspire Health Alliance will pay $400,000 to settle a 2023 data breach, offering cash payments and monitoring to affected patients.Summary
Aspire Health Alliance, a Massachusetts healthcare provider offering mental health and related services, has agreed to a $400,000 settlement resolving claims from a 2023 data breach that exposed sensitive patient information such as names, dates of birth, medical service dates, health insurance policy numbers, physician or facility details, medical condition or treatment information, Medicare or Medicaid numbers, and patient accounts. Affected individuals who received notice can receive automatic pro rata cash payments from the settlement fund plus one year of medical data monitoring, or they may file a claim for up to $2,500 in documented out-of-pocket losses. Plaintiffs alleged that Aspire’s negligence in data security practices led to the compromise of records, creating risks of identity theft and unauthorized access; Aspire denies any wrongdoing. The exact distribution details will be finalized after court approval of the agreement.
(Source：The Daily Hodl)