Senators demand UnitedHealth own patient data hack | CNN Business

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A bipartisan pair of senators is accusing a major health care firm that suffered a crippling cyberattack in February of not complying with federal law that requires patients be notified when their data is stolen.

In a letter sent to UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty this week, New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan and Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn demanded that the health care giant “assume full and immediate responsibility” for giving patients and health providers information on the breach.

Federal law known as the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) generally requires health

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