Medical identity theft represents 3 percent of all identity theft cases in America, according to a report by the Federal Trade Commission released late last year. However, that small percentage corresponds to almost a quarter of a million medical identity theft victims in a single year. Worse, the World Privacy Forum calls medical identity theft "one of the most difficult identity theft crimes to correct," according to the seven-page Journal practice brief.
The practice brief also illustrates the cascading effect of medical identity theft that often ends with "corrupted health records" that "lead to health risks for the victim of the medical identity theft." It goes on to discuss the nature of medical identity theft victims-individuals as well as providers and plans-and the impact of medical identity theft on society.
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