Health Data Breach Tracker/IA

Health Plan · Archived

Wellmark Health Insurance

6,666 individuals · submitted May 26, 2026

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Wellmark Health Insurance, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 6,666 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included clinical information. The CE notified HHS, the media, and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wellmark Health Insurance
State
IA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
6,666
Submission date
May 26, 2026
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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