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8 Steps to Take Right Now to Avoid Medical Identity Theft

Published on Thu May 28, 2015

Beneficiaries aren’t the only potential victims of this problem. As a medical professional, you’re probably acutely aware of how quickly a Medicare beneficiary can become the victim of identity theft—if they leave their Medicare card in the wrong place just once, they can have their identity stolen, leading to scores of problems. But did you know that thieves are also [...]
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