Fred Hutch Settlement Claim Form: Payouts, Deadlines, and Taxes

The Fred Hutch settlement claim form deadline was May 7, 2025, and the claims period is now closed. If you submitted a claim by that date, your payment will be issued after the appeal period on the court’s final approval expires. If you did not file, you can no longer claim cash, but you may still be eligible to enroll in two years of free medical identity monitoring offered to every class member.¹

What the Claim Form Asked For

If you want to confirm your filing was complete, here is what a valid submission required. The form used the Unique ID printed on the notice letter mailed or emailed to affected patients. That ID pre-populated your name and contact details from the administrator’s records.

You then selected one or both benefit categories: reimbursement for documented out-of-pocket losses, the pro rata cash payment, or both. For out-of-pocket losses, you entered a dollar amount for each expense and uploaded supporting documents such as receipts, bank statements, or invoices. The form closed with an attestation under penalty of perjury that the information was truthful.² Claims filed without adequate documentation were subject to denial.³

What an Approved Claim Pays

The settlement provides three forms of relief from an $11.5 million fund.

Reimbursement of up to $5,000 covers documented out-of-pocket losses traceable to the breach. Eligible expenses include unreimbursed fraud or identity theft losses, credit monitoring fees, postage, copying, mileage, parking, notary charges, usage-billed phone and data charges, bank fees, accountant fees, and attorney fees. The $5,000 cap applies to all documented costs combined.⁴

A pro rata cash payment of up to $599 goes to every class member who filed a valid claim, whether or not they also claimed out-of-pocket losses.⁵ The actual per-person amount depends on how much of the fund remains after reimbursements and fees, divided across the roughly 140,000 claims filed.⁶ The $599 figure is a ceiling, not a promise.

Two years of Medical Shield Complete through CyEx is available to all class members, including those who never filed a claim. The service monitors medical and healthcare data for fraudulent use of your health information and includes single-bureau credit monitoring.¹

If You Already Filed a Claim

The court held the final fairness hearing on May 20, 2025, and granted final approval. Payments cannot go out until any appeal period expires or pending appeals are resolved in favor of the settlement.¹ In most class action settlements that process takes several months. If no appeals are filed, checks could begin arriving in late 2025 or early 2026, but the timeline is not guaranteed.

If you have moved since filing, update your address with the settlement administrator through the contact page at www.FredHutchSettlement.com or by calling (833) 876-2470. A stale mailing address is one of the most common reasons settlement checks go uncashed.²

If your claim was denied, or if you want to know the approved amount, contact Kroll Settlement Administration before reaching out to class counsel.

If You Missed the Deadline

New cash claims are no longer accepted. The one benefit still on the table for class members who did not file is enrollment in two years of Medical Shield Complete. If you have not yet enrolled and are still within the enrollment window, check availability at the settlement website. This benefit was extended to every class member, not only to people who submitted a claim form.

Taxes on Your Payment

Data breach settlement payments are generally taxable income. The IRS excludes damages from gross income only when they compensate for physical injuries or physical sickness, and payments for data exposure, identity theft losses, and lost privacy do not meet that standard.⁷

Starting in 2026, the IRS reporting threshold for settlement payments on Form 1099-MISC rises from $600 to $2,000 per payee per calendar year. If your total payment falls below $2,000, the administrator may not issue a 1099-MISC, but the income is still reportable. Keep a record of the amount you receive for your return.

Reaching the Settlement Administrator

Kroll Settlement Administration LLC handles all claims, payment inquiries, and address changes. Call (833) 876-2470 or use the contact page at www.FredHutchSettlement.com.²

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Questions? Call (833) 876-2470 or visit www.FredHutchSettlement.com. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Data Breach Settlement Long Form Notice
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ClassAction.org. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Data Breach Litigation Claim Form
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The HIPAA Journal. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Settles Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit
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ClassAction.org. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Data Breach Litigation Settlement Agreement
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BankInfoSecurity. Cancer Center Pays Patients $11.5M in Double-Extortion Hack
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The Seattle Times. Fred Hutch to Pay $11.5 Million to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
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IRS. Tax Implications of Settlements and Judgments