Thursday, June 23, 2011

Do you MUST give your social security number at doctor's office?

The same for dental or eye glass shops where we use our insurance. I think they'll say they need it for filing my insurance claims, but can you refuse? Also, are they legally bound to protect your SS# and and your personal info?
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You do not have to give out you SS# if you don't want to. It used to be insurance companies used this number as your ID#, but now they should only be using the last 4 digits of you SS#. Dr's offices, banks, etc have privacy policies.
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