Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Could any uninsured & under insured patients get a fake ID and pretend to be someone else (who doesn't really exist) in order to avoid medical bills?

 

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Could any uninsured & under insured patients get a fake ID and pretend to be someone else (who doesn't really exist) in order to avoid medical bills?

Fake ID with a fake name and fake address could be used to avoid getting billed, right?

Has it been done? How successful are those otherwise unfortunate patients usually?

How often do they get caught? How do they end up getting caught in the first place so how would these patients with fake IDs avoid getting caught?

 

 

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[–]themoderation 2 points  

Some of us are just very ill and have to channel all our energy into surviving and functioning. I will get sick and die quite quickly if I lose access to insulin. Other conditions leave me periodically house bound and unable utilize technology. I am very privileged in that I have “good” insurance and a great job. Yet I’m STILL in here fighting medical bills I can’t afford. Others are not so lucky and sicker than I. If the situation in the US gets worse and I lose my access to insulin, you best believe I will do whatever I have to to survive with 0 guilt over how I might be “stealing” from the parasitic system that doesn’t care who it kills. Most medical fraud, like most theft in general, is a product of poverty. I get your sentiment, but it’s limited in perspective and human empathy. You might want to reframe your activist attitude to include fighting for the Americans who can’t fight for themselves.

[–]figlozzi 1 point  

I’m diabetic. Insulin is cheap now. You won’t lose access.

[–]YogurtclosetOpen3567 1 point  

I understand your point however if you think that committing fraud is a simpler strategy to dealing with the financial costs with your illness, in a country that incarcerates more than most other per capita, I wouldn’t recommend it, whereas most state legislators and local legislators in America given their part time positions are part of your community likely and are usually at least somewhat accountable to the people, so given those two, with the exception of an absolute last resort, the us jail regime may be riskier

[–]scontoFumare 1 point  

To be fair that sounds like a hell of a lot more work than posing a hypothetical question OP is not likely to follow up on by creating a fake identity

[–]esotericbeauty9 1 point  

This is a great question following

[–]rockymountain999 2 points  

Pretending to be someone else is the whole reason for a fake ID right?

[–]Corgicatmom 1 point  

Health Fraud is a billion dollar business that gets passed onto all people!

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