The investigation comes on the heels of Sen. Bill Cassidy conducting a similar inquiry into a health data breach in Illinois.
Cassidy is seeking records from the Minnesota Department of Human Services after an unauthorized employee of a healthcare provider accessed data in a state system relied upon by a large number of low-income individuals known as MnCHOICES, according to a letter sent Monday by the senator to the Walz administration and obtained by the That data included detailed demographic information, the last four digits of Social Security numbers, Medicaid IDs, and other sensitive financial and medical records.
The congressional scrutiny is the latest in a blitz of investigations launched or expanded in recent weeks by Cassidy, who is fighting for reelection against a Cassidy wrote to Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Shireen Gandhi that the breach in her state, which is already under the spotlight for widespread fraud in government social service programs, “raises questions about its commitment to data security.” “Given Minnesota DHS’ role in helping vulnerable communities, its failure to identify the full scope of the incident and offer basic remedial support in light of a cybersecurity incident is unacceptable,” Cassidy wrote.From l-r: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy attends a hearing on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, Capitol Hill in Washington and Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on oversight of fraud and misuse of federal funds in Minnesota on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. , the department said there was “no evidence the information accessed in the system has been misused.” The notification came about four months after the breach occurred from August 2025 to September 2025, and one month after the department was made aware of the breach on Nov. 19, 2025. The department recommended checking for any fraudulent health insurance claims and requesting a free credit report from consumer credit reporting companies, but it “does not have evidence that your medical insurance number was used by an unauthorized person.”Cassidy is seeking a response by April 14 to questions about how and when the breach was discovered, steps taken since to prevent future incidents, and why the department is not offering free credit monitoring. “As hostile actors use more sophisticated methods to obtain health information, government stewards of protected health information must all take robust steps to deter these attacks,” Cassidy wrote.
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