Aetna Breaches HIV Privacy for Customers
Aetna Insurance Company recently mailed some customers instructions for filling HIV medication prescriptions. Information about HIV medication was visible through the envelope window.
A group of people living with HIV are demanding the health insurer immediately stop a practice they say violates federal and state privacy laws and exposes them to potential discrimination.
The demand letter is available at: http://bit.ly/2w5kD3w
Read the full press release here: ALRP Aetna Press Release
If you have questions or need legal assistance, contact ALRP Executive Director, Bill Hirsh, at bill@alrp.org or (415) 701-1200 ext. 308.