8/08/10 Medical Identity Theft
Not as widely known as your run of the mill Identity Theft, Medical Identity Theft can have a far more dangerous impact on a person. While it involves finances, it has the ability to undermine someones ability to get medical care, insurance and even a job. While the threat is known, means to thwart it are still being developed. The public knowledge of this is still relatively small. Katalin Goencz of MedBillAssist in Stamford, CT discusses how this affects each of us and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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Articles
Identity Theft Programs Are Vital for Compliance and Sound Business
http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/hbd080210.html
Medical Identity Theft – Facts for Consumers
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/idtheft/idt10.shtm
Medical Identity Theft
http://www.voluntarybenefitsmagazine.com/article-detail.php?issue=issue14&article=medical-identity
A Guide Through a Medical Wilderness
THESE days, dealing with medical bills and insurance claims makes April 15 look easy. The medical jargon and inscrutable coding on invoices and explanations of benefits are indecipherable for most lay people. Worse, seriously ill patients may simply be too sick or too broke to deal with the mountains of red tape. That can lead to unpaid medical debts and even bankruptcy.
