In record time — less than two weeks after news broke of a breach of 80 million customer and employee records — Anthem has arranged to provide two years of free identity protection services to anyone impacted by the breach. We applaud Anthem for working quickly over the last days to make this happen. Starting Friday, February 13, you can visit www.AnthemFacts.com to learn how to enroll in two years
More About the Anthem Data Breach
What can Anthem customers — past and present — expect in terms of the company’s recent data breach? Anthem, Inc. has said it would take about 10-14 days to determine who was affected by the breach. Once those impacted have been identified, the company will begin notifying them via mailed letters and possibly emails. The company has also said it would provide credit monitoring and identity protection services free of
Anthem Data Breach
We have just become aware that Anthem, Inc., the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, is the victim of a highly-sophisticated cyber attack. Anthem has informed us that its member data was accessed, and information about our clients could be among the data. We are working closely with Anthem to better understand the impact on its members. Here is what we do know: Once Anthem determined it
Virginia Medical Plans Completes Training on Federal Health Insurance Exchange
As October 1 — the start of Open Enrollment for the new health insurance marketplace — gets closer and closer, here at Virginia Medical Plans, we are getting ready! Our own Jonathan Katz recently completed a 6-part online training module offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Successful completion of this training course means that Jon has demonstrated proficiency with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and
Anthem LemonAid Helps “Put the Squeeze” on Childhood Cancer in Virginia
Virginia Medical Plans’ own Jonathan Katz happened upon this roadside lemonade stand one warm July day in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. While it was the Anthem sign that caught his eye, it was supporting the cause that made Jon stop and buy some lemonade. The proceeds from this “LemonAid” stand, and many others sponsored by Anthem Virginia, went to pediatric cancer treatment and research at Children’s Hospital of
