While an average of 15 million Americans a year become victims of identity theft, there's an offshoot branch of this type of white-collar crime that's less talked about: medical identity theft ...

Medical identity theft can harm consumers finances and health. Consumer Reports explores the rise in this crime and how consumers can protect themselves.

Identity theft has spawned a vicious new kind of crime: medical identity theft. Thieves steal your personal information to line their own pockets with fraudulent claims against your own health ...

Medical identity theft involves the use of another person's health information for gain of benefits or fraudulent reimbursement.

Identity theft is a type of fraud in which a person uses your personal information to impersonate you. Most identity theft is ...

Medical identity theft is when a thief steals your identity to receive medical services, buy medical products or rip off health insurers. It affects private insurers as well as Medicare and Medicaid.

Over the weekend I saw a story about medical identity theft in The New York Times. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it ever since. Unlike regular identity theft, this type of fraud could ...

Medical identity theft usually happens on a large scale, with hundreds or even thousands of identities stolen at one time. Once hackers have a medical ID, they can use it to procure prescription ...

Any form of identity theft is bad, but when it comes to medical identity theft, the repercussions can be downright dangerous!

Consumers should know that medical identity theft can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individual's data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills.

Medical identity theft is one of the fastest growing types of fraud, and it could be putting both your wallet and your health at risk.

"Medical Identity Theft occurs when someone uses a senior's personal health information—like a name or Medicare number — to fraudulently bill for services or supplies never received, such as ...