Henry Ford Health Settlement Check Status: Where Is the $15 Payment?
The $12,293,715 MyChart pixel settlement closed to claims on August 25, 2025 and was approved that October. If you filed and nothing has arrived, here is exactly who to contact — and why the official website still shows an outdated status.
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What the Case Was About
Nina McClain v. Henry Ford Health alleged that Henry Ford's MyChart patient portal and websites carried third-party tracking technologies — Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and DoubleClick — that transmitted patient information to advertising companies without patient consent. The class covers roughly 819,000 MyChart users between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2023. This is the Michigan case people are searching for when they type “MyChart settlement Michigan” — MyChart itself is Epic Systems' portal software, and the defendant is the health system that configured it, not Epic.
Case Details
McClain v. Henry Ford Health, Wayne County Circuit Court, Michigan, Case No. 25-000801-CZ, Judge Kathleen M. McCarthy. Settlement fund: $12,293,715. Administrator: Simpluris — official site henryfordhealthdatasettlement.com, phone (833) 360-6832, email info@HenryFordHealthDataSettlement.com, mail PO Box 25226, Santa Ana, CA 92799.
Payment Status — Verified August 22, 2026
Who Was Covered
Patients who used the Henry Ford Health MyChart portal or its websites between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2023 — about 819,000 people. Membership in the class did not depend on proving anyone actually saw your data; it depended on portal use during the class period. Claims are closed: the deadline was August 25, 2025, online or postmarked. If you did not file by then, there is no way to file now — and nobody can reopen it for you, whatever a caller might claim.
What the Settlement Pays
Case Timeline
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January 2020 – December 2023: The class period
Tracking technologies are alleged to have been active on the MyChart portal and Henry Ford websites during this window, covering roughly 819,000 users.
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2025: Suit filed in Wayne County
McClain v. Henry Ford Health, No. 25-000801-CZ, is filed in Wayne County Circuit Court before Judge Kathleen M. McCarthy.
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August 25, 2025: Claims deadline
The last day to file online or postmark a claim form. No late claims are accepted.
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October 7, 2025: Final approval hearing
The court holds the fairness hearing; class counsel reports that final judgment was entered and the $12,293,715 settlement approved.
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Since then: payment phase
Payments follow final approval once any appeal window closes. No appeal has been reported. The administrator has not published a mailing date — which is why individual status questions have to go to Simpluris.
Scams Targeting Settlement Recipients
People waiting on a check are unusually easy to reach — they are expecting contact about money, which is exactly what scammers exploit.
“Pay a fee to release your settlement payment”
Never. No legitimate settlement requires a payment, a gift card or a “processing fee” to release funds. The administrator already has everything it needs from your claim form.
“Claims have reopened — file again now”
They have not. The deadline passed on August 25, 2025 and cannot be reopened by a website. Any “second chance” claim page for this case is a data-harvesting operation.
Calls asking you to “verify” your bank account
If you chose Zelle, Venmo or PayPal, the administrator uses the contact details you already provided. Verify anything unexpected by calling Simpluris at (833) 360-6832 — the number published on the official site — rather than any number given to you by the caller.
Henry Ford Settlement Payment FAQs
I filed a claim — when will my check arrive?
No mailing date has been published, and we are not going to invent one. What is documented: claims closed August 25, 2025, the fairness hearing was October 7, 2025, and payments follow final approval once any appeal period closes. For your individual claim status, call Simpluris at (833) 360-6832 or email info@HenryFordHealthDataSettlement.com with your claim number.
The official website still says final approval is pending — is the case stuck?
No — the website simply has not been updated since before the October 7, 2025 hearing. Class counsel reported that final judgment was entered. Stale administrator websites are extremely common; they are maintained by third-party vendors and often frozen once the active claims phase ends.
How much is the payment?
$15 per valid claim, plus a code for a one-year Privacy Shield Pro subscription. The payment method is whichever you selected on the claim form: check, PayPal, Zelle or Venmo.
I never got a Privacy Shield Pro code — what now?
The code is sent in the individual notice email rather than posted publicly, so it may be in a spam or promotions folder. If it never arrived, the administrator is the only source that can reissue it.
Can I still file a claim?
No. The deadline was August 25, 2025. Missing a class-action claims deadline is final — courts very rarely reopen them, and no website can do it on your behalf.
I was a Henry Ford patient but never got a notice — was I in the class?
The class was defined by MyChart portal and website use between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2023. Notices went to the contact details Henry Ford had on file, so an outdated email or address is the usual explanation for a missing notice. The administrator can confirm whether you were on the class list.
Does this settlement affect other MyChart lawsuits?
No. Each health system's case is separate — Advocate Aurora ($12.225M), Duke ($3.74M), Memorial Health Services ($750K) and others each have their own class, class period and deadlines. Being in the Henry Ford class says nothing about the others.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
Class-action payouts are fixed amounts through an administrator. A personal injury claim is a different case — and often worth far more. Free estimate, no obligation.