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Medical ID Theft

These days, consumers may pay a lot of attention to the ways in which they face potential problems related to …

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Give Your Health Records a Checkup

Approximately 1.85 million Americans were affected by medical identity theft in 2012—up from 1.49 million in 2011, according to the Third Annual Survey on Medical Identity Theft published by the Ponemon Institute, LLC in June.

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Study: Medical Identity Theft Rising Sharply

An overwhelming majority of healthcare providers—96 percent—admit that they have lost patients’ medical data in the last two years, according …

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How prevalent is medical identity theft? Why are Americans so indifferent toward it (at their peril)? And what can consumers …

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If you’re over 65, you’re one of the 44 million people who are easy targets for ID thieves. Why? Because Uncle Sam emblazons your Social Security number — in full — right on your Medicare card. And it’s not the kind of card that you’re supposed to leave at home.

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