Roughly 300 individual clients of Enroll Alaska saw private information accidentally released on Monday, adding to the security concerns associated with Obamacare.
An employee of Enroll Alaska, a company assisting state residents trying to enroll in health care coverage, sent the information out in a mass email.
The email was regarding a glitch with the much-maligned HealthCare.gov.
National Journal reports:
An employee forgot to hide the recipient list when sending out a mass email regarding a glitch with the HealthCare.gov, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
Enroll Alaska is a private Alaska-based company established to assist residents in enrolling in coverage through the health care law. The state is under the federal insurance marketplace.
The "generic email" was sent to a selection of clients who had and had not enrolled in insurance, congratulating them on their new policy. It was immediately recalled and deleted, but some disgruntled recipients already sent complaints.
Security concerns with the health care law have been a main line of attack for Republicans in Congress, although they are primarily focused on the potential for data breaches directly through the federal website.
