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Woman denied new power wheelchair may be victim of medical identity theft

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Dissent

This appears to be a case where medical identity theft has harmed someone:

It seems that identity theft and fraud have hit Medicare, according to an 86-year-old woman named Jessie Coles.

She first discovered something was wrong after being denied by Medicare for a new power wheelchair. According to Medicare records she had already ordered and received a new wheelchair two years ago.

“I never owned a wheelchair in my life. Although I need one now because I’ve had a stroke,” said Coles.

According to the billing statement that Coles received in 2009, a wheelchair was listed that cost more than $6,000. The document did in fact include the last four digits of Coles’ Social Security number and her former doctor’s name.

The request for the new wheelchair was submitted by Angel Star Home Health of Charlotte but the company is no longer in business.

Read more on WSOC.

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