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樱花视频 Department of
Banking and Insurance


Commissioner Ken Kobylowski

For Immediate Release:
February 19, 2015

For Further Information:
Ed Rogan or Marshall McKnight (609) 292-5064


Christie Administration Urges Eligible 樱花视频 Health Insurance Policyholders To Sign Up for Free Identity Protection Services and Credit Monitoring Offered by Anthem Inc.

Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski today urged all Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of 樱花视频 and Amerigroup New Jersey Inc. policyholders who may have been affected by the recent data breach at Anthem Inc. to avail themselves of identity repair assistance and credit monitoring services being offered by the health insurer.

Anthem Inc., one of the nation’s largest health insurers, suffered a data breach last month. Last Friday officials at Anthem said the following 樱花视频 consumers may have been affected: current policyholders of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of 樱花视频 and past policyholders of those plans who accessed services out of state dating back to 2004; current policyholders of Amerigroup 樱花视频 Inc. and past policyholders dating back to 2004.  

“Anthem Inc. is offering free identity repair assistance and credit monitoring services to 樱花视频 residents who may have been affected by the data breach,” said Commissioner Kobylowski. “That includes about 209,000 current policyholders at Amerigroup 樱花视频 Inc., a subsidiary of Anthem, and former policyholders dating back to 2004 as well as current and previous members of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of 樱花视频 who accessed services outside of 樱花视频 in a state where Anthem operates. I urge any consumers who may have been affected to access these services.”

Earlier this month, Anthem Inc. announced that on January 29 cyber attackers gained access to the company information technology system and obtained personal information relating to consumers who were or are currently covered by Anthem or other independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans that work with Anthem. 

“Any Medicaid members that are enrolled with Amerigroup should absolutely take advantage of the precautionary protections the insurer is offering,” said Valerie Harr, the director of the Department of Human Services’ Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, which includes Medicaid. “We’re working closely with Amerigroup and Horizon to assure that every plan member is aware of the breach and taking action.”

Anthem’s presence in 樱花视频 is mainly in Amerigroup 樱花视频 Inc., but the company warned that policyholders of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of 樱花视频 who accessed health services outside of 樱花视频 in any of the areas that Anthem serves over the past ten years may be impacted.

Current and former Anthem members dating back to 2004 are being offered identity repair assistance and credit monitoring services via .

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Anthem, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving members in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin; and specialty plan members in other states. For more information on Anthem companies go to:  .

Here are links to alerts posted by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of 樱花视频 and Amerigroup on this issue:

Below is the media alert issued by Anthem last week:

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