DC Medicaid Agency Notifies 400,000 Beneficiaries About Data Exposure

Reported by HIPAA Journal (Steve Alder)

Summary by Cyber Security News30 Sep 2026, 13:34 CEST

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Almost 400,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in the District of Columbia have had personal and protected health information exposed online, according to a recent disclosure by DC’s Medicaid agency. On July 21, 2026, the District of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) said it discovered two reports had been published on its website that exposed sensitive data to unauthorized individuals.

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