Letter in the mail yesterday...apparently my "sensitive healthcare information"

[Horse with no Name]

has been "misappropriated" out of someone's vehicle.
They "strongly suggest" that I monitor ALL of my EOB's for "unauthorized use" and check for charges that I do recognize.
They then attach a guide to the letter on HOW to protect MYSELF from identity theft.:eyes:
It seems to me...THEY are the ones that need that.
Regardless...what exactly are the consequences if someone uses my insurance card?

[glowing]

1. If they lost your info, then you someone has all of your info.. Address, social, medical numbers..

essentially access to your life. They ought to be sued for NOT protecting your info. Contact a lawyer... You've got a suit.

[amdezurik]

3. exactly

THEY are responsable and if they didn't use even chaep and basic protections like encryption they are in the wrong IMHO.

[Horse with no Name]

4. It specifically says it is limited to names and healthcare info

(such as codes designating treatments received, health history, etc). Not particularly something I want in the hands of prospective employers--that is for sure especially considering that the medical facility that I use has just integrated ALL of their physicians office/hospital info into one computer program. So it is a comprehensive list of ALL of my medical issues.

On a side note...my REAL personal information (SS#, etc) was stolen a couple of years ago off of another laptop.
Apparently they still had my student loan information loaded into it--even though it had been paid off for ten years.
I never understood that one either.:shrug:

[deadmessengers]

2. Here's one consequence

Here's one possible bad thing that could happen: someone goes and gets an anti-retroviral prescription filled under your name. As far as insurance company databases are concerned, you now have a pre-existing condition of HIV infection, basically making you uninsurable in the future.