Medical Identity Theft

Medical identity theft was recently featured on the front page of Readers Digest magazine. The fastest growing form of identity theft, medical identity theft is where someone has medical procedures done under your name and you get the bill for it.

Recently, I heard of a woman who got a $40,000 bill in the mail for a foot amputation she didn’t have performed. With both feet intact, she took her bill to hospital to dispute it. They said to her, “Is this your name? Is this your social security number? Is this your address? Then this is your bill.”

Medical identity theft can be a lot more than just a bill in the mail. A registered nurse was at the hospital filling out the necessary paperwork for an upcoming operation. The woman behind the counter was asking her a lot of questions about her blood, which she thought peculiar, so she brought it up. “Well, it says here you’re HIV positive.” While clearly a mistake, once medical records are altered, they cannot be changed. Distraught and in tears, she tells her boss about this terrible experience. Unexpectedly, he fired her on the spot – someone with AIDS can’t working closely with patients.

Thankfully, there is a solution. The Identity Theft Shield from Pre-Paid Legal and Kroll cover all five areas of identity theft – not just the financial aspect as most companies do. You receive daily monitoring of all your identities and email notifications if something triggers an alert. Here is what really sets us apart from everyone else – in the event your identity is compromised, you are assigned a licensed investigator who will work to restore your good name and identity while you go back to your life. All for $12.95/month for both you and your spouse or significant other.

To learn more, visit http://visit.buildlastingsuccess.com to watch a short presentation on how to protect your identity today.