Patient ID Theft Rises
Medical identity theft is on the rise and expected to worsen. The problem has grown during the recession as more uninsured people use the coverage of a friend, relative or even a stranger to get care. Of particular concern is the fact that most of the fraud is committed by people who pay medical workers for patients' information. In one case, a front-desk clerk at a medical clinic in Weston, Fla., downloaded the personal information of more than 1,100 Medicare patients and gave it to a cousin, who made $2.8 million in false Medicare claims.
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Tags: Cousin, False Medicare Claims, Fraud, Front Desk Clerk, Identity Theft, Medical Clinic, Medical Workers, Medicare, Medicare Patients, Patient Id, Recession, Stranger, Weston