Your Medicare Card

But what if a burglar steals it from your home assuming it's not in a safe? Let's face it, ID theft is rampant and I for one do not know how to prevent it entirely. PS I bet there is a greater chance of burglary than losing your wallet. I do carry mine.
 

AZ Jim said:
But what if a burglar steals it from your home assuming it's not in a safe? Let's face it, ID theft is rampant and I for one do not know how to prevent it entirely. PS I bet there is a greater chance of burglary than losing your wallet. I do carry mine.
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they can haul the safe off and bust it later
 
It's OK to have the card laminated and I carry it with me in a small credit card holder. I don't worry about theft of either my SS # or credit cards.
 
I'm with Kaiser-Permanente and carry their plastic card. Everything any doctor/hospital would need to know can be accessed through KP. Makes life so much simpler.
 
Well, they may give up if they have to work that hard for it, LOL! Or chance my coming home and stopping them in their tracks. :yes:
 
SeaBreeze said:
Well, they may give up if they have to work that hard for it, LOL! Or chance my coming home and stopping them in their tracks. :yes:
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true. bolts can be cut or pried from the floor. daytime break in's are now on the rise so they have no fear. if they can't get the safe then they take whats available.
 
kcvet said:
true. bolts can be cut or pried from the floor. daytime break in's are now on the rise so they have no fear. if they can't get the safe then they take whats available.
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Oh come on.... this is getting bizarre.... you can come up with all sorts of senarios.. The fact remains.. where is your card LESS likely to be stollen? In your wallet or in a safe bolted to the floor in a concrete room with a moat full of alligators around it..... like where I keep mine.. lol!!
 
QuickSilver said:
Oh come on.... this is getting bizarre.... you can come up with all sorts of senarios.. The fact remains.. where is your card LESS likely to be stollen? In your wallet or in a safe bolted to the floor in a concrete room with a moat full of alligators around it..... like where I keep mine.. lol!!
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your right. let's just shoot the gators and forget about it :cool:
 
jujube said:
I keep mine with me. I wish they'd make them plastic like my insurance cards. That dinky little piece of cardboard looks like it's been chewed by geriatric rats. I thought about getting it laminated but someone told me you're not allowed to laminate them. Anybody know if that's true?
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Check again to be sure, but I asked at SS office if I could laminate mine and she said yes, in fact, she went back and laminated for me. But like I said, check jujube because this was in Oregon, but it shouldn't be different, you just never know;)
 
nwlady said:
Check again to be sure, but I asked at SS office if I could laminate mine and she said yes, in fact, she went back and laminated for me. But like I said, check jujube because this was in Oregon, but it shouldn't be different, you just never know;)
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You are not worried about carrying your card with your SS number in your wallet? Did you see what you would have to go through if you lost it or it was stolen?
 
QuickSilver said:
You are not worried about carrying your card with your SS number in your wallet? Did you see what you would have to go through if you lost it or it was stolen?
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Well first, worry is useless, even harmful imo, but do I take precaution by leaving my card at home, no, unless I change purses and forget to transfer everything. Maybe I'm just getting old and cranky but I get sick of the "what ifs".
 
I carry it with me and always have, along with my CC, driver's license, insurance cards. I carry a shoulder bag which I usually put over my head when I shop. If someone grabbed my purse he would have to drag me along with it. I will not be an easy victim. When I leave a store I pay attention to my surroundings. My car is always lock whether I am in it or out of it.
 
I just think it's easier to keep my Medicare and SS card in a safe place until I need them.. How often has anyone had to show their SS card for any reason? And you don't need to show your Medicare card unless you are seeing a doc or being admitted to a hospital.. WHY temp fate? It's not that hard to go to your safe or file cabinet to get if you need them.. AND the hassle of having to go through all the red tape if they are stolen is way to much for my taste..
 
There is identity theft here but I think the system of using a SS number on everything in the US makes it a lot easier to do.
 
I don't carry mine. I have a card from my senior plan, which DOES NOT contain the SS number, and that's all I ever need. When I dislocated my shoulder and had to go to the ER a couple weeks ago, I told my daughter to take my card up to the front if they needed it -- they didn't, I was already in the system. I haven't had to show my SS card in so long I can't even remember when it was.
 
Maybe just memorize your number with the letter afterward. That worked for me one time I forgot the card. Of course there's always the possibility of torture to get it out of you.;)
 
jujube said:
I keep mine with me. I wish they'd make them plastic like my insurance cards. That dinky little piece of cardboard looks like it's been chewed by geriatric rats. I thought about getting it laminated but someone told me you're not allowed to laminate them. Anybody know if that's true?
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I took mine to staples and had them laminate it with the heavy paper for a buck. It still looks new to this day.
 

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