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You are subscribed to HHS Press Releases for U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. For more information, visit the HHS Newsroom. 06/26/2012 01:01 AM EDT The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the state Medicaid agency, has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) $1,700,000 to settle possible violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. Alaska DHSS has also agreed to take corrective action to properly safeguard the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of their Medicaid beneficiaries. |

