. . . A medical insurance card being compromised along with it would help someone commit medical identity theft (where medical services are obtained fraudulently with another's information). . . .
The past year or so I have noticed that when I go for lab tests, x-rays etc., the check-in procedure requires a photo id (i.e. drivers licence or state issue ID card) and the insurance card, both of which are scanned into the computer. This may be just a local procedure, but I think that it would cut down on this type of fraud.
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