A federal agency is investigating whether Optum Idaho, a unit of United Behavioral Health, has violated patient-privacy laws. Optum took over insurance management for Idaho Medicaid's mental-health and substance-abuse patients last fall. Local healthcare providers who treat those patients say Optum has erroneously sent them reports meant for other providers.
Feds investigate Idaho Medicaid contractor for privacy violations
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