Baptist Health data incident settlement

Who may be eligible

Baptist Health has agreed to settle a class action over unauthorised access to its network between April and July 2024, which reportedly exposed names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses and treatment information. If you were sent notice of that incident you may be eligible to claim up to $400 for documented out-of-pocket costs, up to $4,000 for documented identity theft losses and up to $80 for time spent dealing with it, plus two years of one-bureau credit monitoring with $1,000,000 of identity theft insurance. Claim forms are due by December 8, 2026, the deadline to opt out is November 9, 2026, and the final approval hearing is set for February 4, 2027. Those caps are maximums rather than expected payments, and filing on the official settlement site is free.

The notice states no state limit, so it is usually nationwide.

Only the official administrator or agency decides who is eligible. Read the official notice before filing, and file only if you believe you meet its criteria.

How much it may pay

Based on your documented losses. Every figure here is an estimate from public materials, not a guarantee: many settlements pay pro rata or only after a claims review, so final amounts commonly land well below the advertised maximum.

Documented out-of-pocket costs are reimbursed up to $400 and documented identity theft losses up to $4,000, both for losses incurred between April 22, 2024 and December 8, 2026, plus up to $80 for lost time at $20 an hour for up to four hours. Cash claims need third-party documentation such as receipts, invoices or statements. Two years of one-bureau credit monitoring with $1,000,000 of identity theft insurance is also offered. The notice states no fund total, so these are caps and estimates rather than guaranteed amounts. Filing on the official site is free.

What the deadline is

The claim deadline is December 8, 2026.

The deadline to opt out or object is November 9, 2026.

The court's fairness hearing is set for February 4, 2027; payments do not go out until the settlement is finally approved and any appeals are resolved.

The final approval hearing is set for February 4, 2027. Payments follow final approval and any appeals, so the timetable can slip.

What proof is needed

Receipts or payment records may be required.

The official claim form states exactly what it accepts; gather it before you start.

How to file for free

Open the official claim page on this page, run by Simpluris, Inc. (Baptist Health Data Incident Settlement Administrator), read the criteria, and file there if you believe you meet them. Filing is free: official claims never carry a fee, and this site never files on anyone's behalf.

Never give a Social Security number, bank login or card number to a site that is not the official administrator or agency page.

Why this case happened

The case concerns unauthorised access to Baptist Health's network between April and July 2024, in which reported information included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, treatment information and provider names. The settlement class is everyone whose private information was potentially involved, including everyone sent notice. Simpluris administers the settlement and serves the court-approved long form notice and claim form from cw.simpluris.com. The final approval hearing is listed for February 4, 2027 in Star City, Arkansas.