What's with this. My son went to the dentist the other day. They called the next day and left a message saying they had to have my ss# to process the insurance. Sure! I think that when they call back I will make a trade. I'll give them my ss# if they will give me theirs!
And if they don't process the insurance and you get left with the whole bill? Alot of agreements with doctor's offices indicate they file your insurance as a "courtesy", and that if they don't pay, you will...
This won't work if they are under contract with the insurer. One of the contract requirements is they have to file the claim with the insurer. My insurance does not allow me to file the claim.The provider has to do it.
I guess what I was looking here was, is this an acceptable practice? When you give someone your ss#, they have access to an awful lot of information. A dentist? I'd like to see a survey of how many people here would give them their ss# and how many would not.
Re: Re: Social Security number I didn't realize till yesterday that my Red Cross Blood Donor card has my SSN on it! When I first got it, I remember them telling me to ALWAYS carry it with me, so I just stuck it in my purse. I asked them about it when I donated yesterday, and they said if I blacked out the SSN I couldn't donate. I did it anyway, guess I'll see if they turn me away next time. I suppose I could just keep it in a safe place except when I'm on my way to donate. I just thought it odd that the people there don't understand in this day and age you just can't tote around your SSN. If you lose your wallet/purse you're easy pickings for identity fraud. Not that anyone would want my identity at this point in my credit career.
Re: Re: Social Security number Oh, SillyLilly, I see how you got your name. You made me laugh. Whoever decides to steal my identity will actually be the victim...they may sue me for messing up their chances of getting fraudulent credit. On the SSN issue. I work for an insurance company, and when we receive bills from doctors we like to see a Social because it makes the person identifyable without a doubt. However, if that info is ommitted, we certainly cannot (are not allowed by law) to deny or refuse the claim. I think if you don't want to provide your son's SSN, don't you still have insurance coverage which I'm sure is not contingent on you providing this specific information, dare them to deny the claim. If your dentist does not submit your bill and you get billed, just submit it to your insurance carrier directly. They are governed by certain laws that don't allow them to deny for just that reason.
