How Much Is Your Medical Idenity Worth?
Medical 2014
by – Sheri de Grom
Few of us think about having our medical identity stolen. The crime of medical identity theft has been happening for years and is rampant today. Most of us are unaware that it’s occurred until something significant happens in our own world of health or our credit rating has crashed.
Medical identity theft is the fraudulent use of another person’s medical identity in order to obtain medical services and medications or to bill a third-party payer such as an insurance company or Medicare and then keep the payment for personal use.
The theft of your medical identity also reveals your social security number, health system
ID, driver’s license number, health insurance and other personal information plus critical details a thief can use in multiple ways.
The crime can have long-lasting and dangerous effects, both on your health and your finances. The thief may obtain…
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