Connecticut DSS Reports Second HUSKY Health Data Security Incident Affecting 41,000 Members
The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) is notifying approximately 41,000 HUSKY Health members about a second security incident this year involving a Medicaid provider portal. An unauthorized individual gained access to certain claims and payment information through a provider's account. This follows a previous incident in March where an unauthorized user accessed accounts belonging to about 22,500 Hartford HealthCare patients. Gainwell Technologies, the state's fiscal agent and account administrator for Connecticut's Medicaid program, identified the unauthorized access on June 25. The compromised information may include names, Medicaid claim identification numbers, dates of medical services, details about services received and billing, payment amounts, and other health insurance information. However, electronic health records, Social Security numbers, and financial account information were not compromised, and there is no evidence of misuse. 
