Aetna Breaches HIV Privacy for Customers
August 24, 2017
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.