The new policy passed by the state Medicaid provider prohibits the governing board and 180 Gold Cost employees from using personal messaging accounts for any message related to the health plan. Employees could face termination if the policy is broken.
The goal of the email rule is to make sure the insurer protects sensitive information from public view, since any information sent in a private email could be exposed with a public records request.
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