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Medical ID Theft Threatens Finances and Lives

Medical identity theft adds a new twist to identity theft by potentially creating not only financial problems, but health risks. The theft of health insurance benefits to obtain health care can add erroneous information to the health records of victims. These changes to health records may go unnoticed, if ever detected, for years before they are caught.

Medical ID Theft can injure finances, endanger lives, Dallas Morning News, June 2, 2008