August 31, 2023
IU Health Plans reports security incident by third-party vendor’s law firm
IU Health Plans announced today that the law firm of its network vision manager, EyeMed, recently experienced a security incident. The law firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLC (Orrick), served as legal counsel to EyeMed during its 2020 security event.
In relation to this representation, Orrick detected that an unauthorized third party gained access to a portion of its network between February 28 and March 13, 2023, including a file used to store certain client files of EyeMed containing IU Health Plan vision benefit plan members’ information. IU Health Plans first learned of this incident on June 29, 2023, and promptly initiated a review at that time.
Orrick immediately took steps to block the unauthorized access and initiated its response process, including launching an investigation of the incident with the support of a third-party forensics firm. Orrick also notified law enforcement. In addition to these actions, Orrick deployed additional security measures and tools with the guidance of third-party experts to strengthen the ongoing security of its network.
IU Health Plans began notifying affected members on August 31, 2023. The information affected by the Orrick security incident may have included: member name, address, date of birth, phone number, email address, vision insurance account/ID number, health insurance account/ID number, health insurance account/ID number, and full or partial Social Security numbers. IU Health Plans wants to ensure that its information is protected, and Orrick will be offering free credit monitoring to those IU Health Plans members impacted.
If you have any questions, please call toll-free at 866-347-7897, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm Eastern Time, excluding major U.S. holidays. Callers who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled may utilize their TeleTYpewriter (TTY) or Telecommunication Device (TDD) to access an operator at 866-347-7897, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm Eastern Time, excluding major U.S. holidays.
August 31, 2023
IU Health Plans reports security incident by third-party vendor’s law firm
IU Health Plans announced today that the law firm of its network vision manager, EyeMed, recently experienced a security incident. The law firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLC (Orrick), served as legal counsel to EyeMed during its 2020 security event.
In relation to this representation, Orrick detected that an unauthorized third party gained access to a portion of its network between February 28 and March 13, 2023, including a file used to store certain client files of EyeMed containing IU Health Plan vision benefit plan members’ information. IU Health Plans first learned of this incident on June 29, 2023, and promptly initiated a review at that time.
Orrick immediately took steps to block the unauthorized access and initiated its response process, including launching an investigation of the incident with the support of a third-party forensics firm. Orrick also notified law enforcement. In addition to these actions, Orrick deployed additional security measures and tools with the guidance of third-party experts to strengthen the ongoing security of its network.
IU Health Plans began notifying affected members on August 31, 2023. The information affected by the Orrick security incident may have included: member name, address, date of birth, phone number, email address, vision insurance account/ID number, health insurance account/ID number, health insurance account/ID number, and full or partial Social Security numbers. IU Health Plans wants to ensure that its information is protected, and Orrick will be offering free credit monitoring to those IU Health Plans members impacted.
If you have any questions, please call toll-free at 866-347-7897, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm Eastern Time, excluding major U.S. holidays. Callers who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled may utilize their TeleTYpewriter (TTY) or Telecommunication Device (TDD) to access an operator at 866-347-7897, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm Eastern Time, excluding major U.S. holidays.
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Yes Maybe Later NeverAk prescription drug formulary is a list of drugs a Medicare Advantage plan covers. The IU Health Plans (HMO and HMO POS) formulary includes thousands of brand-name and generic medications. Generic drugs have the same active-ingredient formula as a brand name drug. Generic drugs usually cost less than brand name drugs and are rated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be as safe and effective as brand name drugs. These drugs have been approved for coverage by the health plan and are also reviewed and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that administers the Medicare Program. Some of the drugs that IU Health Plans (HMO and HMO POS) cover may require you to obtain prior approval.
For certain prescription drugs, IU Health Plans (HMO and HMO POS) has additional requirements for coverage or limits on coverage. These requirements and limits ensure that members use these drugs in the most effective way and to control drug costs. A team of doctors and pharmacists developed these requirements and limits.
Examples of utilization management tools are described below:
You can find out if the drug you take is subject to these additional requirements or limits by looking in the Formulary. If your drug is subject to one of these additional restrictions or limits and your physician determines that you aren’t able to meet the additional restriction or limit for medical necessity reasons, you or your physician may request an exception (which is a type of coverage determination).
We conduct drug utilization reviews for our members to make sure that they are getting safe and appropriate medications. These reviews are especially important for members who go to more than one doctor and/or pharmacy for their medications. We conduct drug utilization reviews each time you fill a prescription and on a regular basis by reviewing our records.
If we identify a medication problem during our drug utilization review, we will work with you and your doctor to correct the problem.
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Last updated 10.13.2023