Medicare Uses Social Security Number
REM #F702
By Ilyce R. Glink
Summary: A reader is frustrated to see that Medicare is using his social security number as part of his identification. Now his number is showing up on numerous mailings that anyone can see. Ilyce is actively working to help seniors protect their identity.
Q: My husband and I have always guarded our Social Security numbers in an effort
to protect against identity theft. However, we find that doctors forms often
ask for that number, and we have been told that the paperwork cannot be properly
handled if the number is not there.
Now, since my husband is on Medicare, we find that his Social Security number
is a part of his Medicare number, and that number is appearing on mail addressed
to us, it is asked for on return postcards that can be viewed by anyone, and
we are concerned. What can we do to better protect ourselves in view of these
unprotected uses of the number?
A: There's nothing you can do when it comes to Medicare and your social security
number. I have been trying to get Medicare to listen to complaints about this.
I suppose we will have to launch a petition nationwide to get the federal government
to realize how at risk seniors are because of this insanity.
Keep watching the site and I'll have something that people can sign up for in
the next few weeks.
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