Anthem Settles With HHS Over Data Breach HIPAA Violations For $16 Million

(October 18, 2018, 12:47 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Oct. 15 press release, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it had reached a $16 million settlement with Anthem Inc. over Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations related to the health insurer’s 2015 data breach.  The department said this was the largest such settlement to date....