MyChart class action lawsuits and settlements have produced tens of millions of dollars in payouts since 2023, with hospitals across the country agreeing to resolve claims that they let advertising trackers from Meta and Google collect patient information through their portals. Some settlements have already paid out. A few are still open for claims in 2026. Whether you qualify depends on which health system runs your MyChart account and when you used it.
What These Lawsuits Are About
The claims track a common pattern. Hospitals installed third-party tracking tools, most often the Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, on their public websites and on the MyChart patient portals behind the login. Plaintiffs allege those tools captured appointment types and dates, physician names, medical conditions and treatments, search terms typed into the portal such as “heart disease” or “addiction psychiatry,” email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, and identifiers like Facebook profile IDs, then transmitted that data to advertising platforms without patient consent.1HealthPixelSettlement.com. Lugo v. Inova Health Care Services Class Action Complaint
HIPAA does not let patients sue directly, so the lawsuits rely on other laws: the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, invasion of privacy, and state consumer protection statutes.2HIPAA Journal. SSM Health Patient Portal Tracking Lawsuit Settlement The scope is wide. Research has found roughly a third of healthcare websites use Meta Pixel code, and from 2023 through early 2025 U.S. healthcare providers paid over $100 million in penalties and settlements tied to tracking pixels across 19 cases.3Feroot. Pixel Tracking Violations US Healthcare $100M
Settlements Still Open or Awaiting Approval
If you used one of these portals during the covered period, you may still be able to file a claim or watch for payment.
Inova Health — $3.15 Million
The Lugo v. Inova Health Care Services settlement (Case No. 1:24-cv-00700-PTG-WEF, Eastern District of Virginia) is a $3,147,390 non-reversionary fund covering people who had an Inova MyChart account and visited an Inova public-facing website between April 29, 2022, and April 29, 2024.4HealthPixelSettlement.com. Health Pixel Settlement The complaint alleged Inova used Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, and other tools that transmitted appointment types, physician selections, medical conditions, and search-box content to Facebook and Google.1HealthPixelSettlement.com. Lugo v. Inova Health Care Services Class Action Complaint The claim deadline was April 6, 2026. A final approval hearing before Judge Patricia T. Giles was set for April 17, 2026, with payments to be made in equal shares by check, Venmo, or PayPal if approved.5HealthPixelSettlement.com. Health Pixel Settlement FAQ
Southern Illinois Healthcare
In Doe v. Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises, Inc. (Case No. 2023LA55, Circuit Court of Williamson County, Illinois), roughly 79,215 patients are covered by a deal offering $17.50 and a year of privacy monitoring. The claim and objection deadline is June 15, 2026, with a final approval hearing on August 24, 2026.6ClassAction.org. MyChart Settlement: Southern Illinois Healthcare Deal Ends Tracking Pixel Lawsuit
Catholic Health System (New York)
In J.C. v. Catholic Health System, Inc. (Index No. 811986/2025, Supreme Court of New York, Erie County), patients who logged into the CHS MyChart portal between January 2020 and December 2025 are eligible for up to $20. Other patients who received treatment during that period can claim 12 months of Dashlane privacy monitoring. The claim deadline was April 10, 2026, and final approval was set for April 23, 2026.7ClassAction.org. J.C. v. Catholic Health System Inc. Notice
Northwell Health — Approved, Under Appeal
In Kaplan v. Northwell Health, Inc. (Case No. 520763/2025, Supreme Court of New York, Kings County), patients who used the FollowMyHealth portal between January 2020 and December 2023 are eligible for $15 plus privacy monitoring. The court granted final approval on April 23, 2026, but a notice of appeal has been filed, and benefits are on hold until that is resolved.8NW Pixel Settlement. NW Pixel Settlement
Settlements Already Paid Out or Closed
These deals have finished distributing money or closed to new claims. Check whether you received a notice for one of them.
Mass General Brigham — $18.4 Million
The largest single settlement so far. In John Doe and Jane Doe, et al. v. Partners Healthcare System, Inc., et al. (Case No. 1984CV01651-BLS1, Suffolk Superior Court, Massachusetts), the health system now known as Mass General Brigham paid $18.4 million over analytics tools, cookies, and pixels on its websites. The class covered website visitors from May 2016 through July 2021, with eligible claimants receiving up to $100 depending on claim volume. The settlement is closed.9Top Class Actions. Partners Healthcare System Data Privacy $18.4M Class Action Settlement
Advocate Aurora Health — $12.25 Million
In re Advocate Aurora Health Pixel Litigation (Case No. 2:22-cv-1253, Eastern District of Wisconsin) resolved allegations that the health system’s use of Meta’s tracking pixel on its websites, LiveWell app, and MyChart portal disclosed patient information between October 2017 and October 2022. The class ran to about 2.5 million people. Because so many patients filed, individual payouts were under five dollars. Final approval came on July 10, 2024.10HIPAA Journal. Advocate Aurora Health Settles Pixel Lawsuit for $12.25 Million
BJC HealthCare — Up to $9.25 Million
In Doe, et al. v. BJC Health System d/b/a BJC HealthCare (Case No. 2222-CC09151-01), the base fund of $5.5 million could grow to $9.25 million based on claim volume. Patients who used the BJC portal between June 2017 and August 2022 were eligible for a $35 payment.11Becker’s Hospital Review. Health System Settles MyChart Lawsuit for Up to $9.25M Final approval was granted October 16, 2025, and payments went out on January 16, 2026.12BJC Privacy Settlement. BJC Privacy Settlement
Mount Sinai — $5.26 Million
Mount Sinai Health System agreed to $5,256,588 in Cooper et al. v. Mount Sinai Health System, Inc. (Case No. 1:23-cv-09485-PAE, Southern District of New York) covering patients who logged into MyChart between October 2020 and October 2023. Payouts were pro rata from the fund remaining after fees and costs. Final approval was granted November 4, 2025.13ClassAction.org. $5.25M+ Mount Sinai Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Data Sharing With Facebook
SSM Health — $31.50 Per Person
In Jane Doe v. SSM Health Care Corporation (Case No. 2222-CC10014-01, Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri), about 1.239 million patients who logged into the SSM Health MyChart portal between July 2020 and February 2023 were eligible for a $31.50 cash payment and a year of CyEx Privacy Shield Pro monitoring.14ClassAction.org. SSM Health Class Action Settlement Offers Privacy Protection Services, Cash Payments Payments were distributed on March 31, 2026.15SSM Health Data Settlement. SSM Health Data Settlement
The Case Against Meta Itself
A separate consolidated case, In re Meta Pixel Healthcare Litigation (Case No. 3:22-cv-03580, Northern District of California), targets Meta directly for allegedly collecting health data from hospital portals across many providers. The case is active before Judge William H. Orrick, and Meta is fighting in the Ninth Circuit to block a deposition of CEO Mark Zuckerberg.16Law360. In re Meta Pixel Healthcare Litigation No settlement has been announced, so there is nothing to file for at this stage; the individual hospital cases above are the ones producing payouts.
The Arbitration Clause That Could Block Future Claims
Epic Systems, which makes MyChart, has rolled out updated terms of service with a binding arbitration clause and a class action waiver. Patients who accept the terms give up the right to join future class actions and must take disputes to private arbitration. Patients who decline are moved to a downgraded version of the portal with limited features. Epic manages electronic health records for around 80% of the U.S. population, and MyChart is used by 39% of hospital systems, so the clause could reshape how privacy claims are brought. Whether it will hold up in court is unsettled; a Ninth Circuit decision struck down a similar Ticketmaster clause on the grounds that the company’s market dominance eliminated meaningful consumer choice, and that reasoning may give challengers a path.17Jacobin. MyChart Arbitration Lawsuits Health Privacy If you receive a MyChart terms update, read it before accepting.