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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Tue Dec 30, 2014, 04:28 PM Dec 2014

Medicare is selling private info to insurance agents

We know, cause we just got a letter from an insurance agent in Montgomery ( we live 2 hours away from there) soliciting us,
which stated that this month one of us got a letter from Medicare in this enrollment period.
That info, plus the name and address, was known only to Medicare.

Both of us are extremely pissed, and formulating a thoughtful reply to the insurance agent.

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Medicare is selling private info to insurance agents (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 OP

my new affordable 'subsidized' insurance sells my information to 3rd party. They* sent a letter, Sunlei Dec 2014 #1

You will receive dozens of letters. DURHAM D Dec 2014 #2

The point being is that the Soc. Security system sells our info. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #3

Contact someone at Medicare about it. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #4

If you use reward type cards at a pharmacy and/or grocery stores... gerogie2 Dec 2014 #5

I doubt the insurance agent will care. Trillo Dec 2014 #6

Most important , guess, is that people know about it. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #7

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

1. my new affordable 'subsidized' insurance sells my information to 3rd party. They* sent a letter,

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 04:38 PM

Dec 2014

said they would and I could op-out if I jumped through some hoops, like call or register for some website.

I did op-out but was to late. I get all kinds of medical mail, emails and even phone calls for various things that are 'covered by my Insurance' if I want them.

* Humana insurance corp.

INSURANCE HAS WAY TO MUCH PROFITS FROM OUR FEDERAL FUNDS IF THEY CAN AFFORD TO DUN PEOPLE TO BUY THEIR CRAP BECAUSE INSURANCE WILL PAY!!

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)

2. You will receive dozens of letters.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 05:08 PM

Dec 2014

It is not a bad thing as the insurance companies sometimes explain basic Medicare coverage better than the federal government.

Good luck.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. The point being is that the Soc. Security system sells our info.

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 05:13 PM

Dec 2014

SS/Medicare is just one arm of the Corporate system.

Quite obviously no one remembers that Soc. Sec. info was supposed to be private.
Indeed, SS numbers were never supposed to be used for ID for other things.
Now almost every system wants your number.