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What do you do if they refuse to book an appointment without it?
by supertrope 2y ago
What do you do if they refuse to book an appointment without it?
- sieabahlpark 2y ago[dead]
- x3n0ph3n3 2y agoFind a new provider. I have gone 2 decades without providing my SSN to doctors.
- edoceo 2y agoNew provider is unrealistic for many in USA. In NYC, maybe easy; in rural WI/KS much less so.
- RandomBacon 2y agoNot in my case, I do not provide my Social Security Number to (new to me) healthcare providers from small practices to major hospitals with different branches, either.
- mayneack 2y agoI've never had that happen (sample size ~5). They accept non-citizen patients, so they probably don't make SSN a required field. (for SSN, never tried to prevent scanning of my ID)
- jppope 2y agoYou can just use my SSN: 123-45-6789.
- RandomBacon 2y agoIn my experience, no one has ever asked it when booking, just when you fill out forms on your first visit. I always leave it blank (and most other things that don't pertain to my healthcare issue) blank and have never been hassled. I also always ask for a paper copy of the disclosures to sign, saying that "I don't sign blank checks" when asked to sign the electric pad. I've never had an issue with them printing it out, letting me sign, and them scanning it in. Healthcare "security"/"authentication" is just "protected" by your name and date of birth which is easily discovered for anyone online.