Letter to Blue Cross on company’s use of Social Security numbers (SSNs) on health insurance cards

March 23, 2004
BCBS follow up letter
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CU believes the use of SSNs on these items may contribute to identity theft, and again we urge you to replace this sensitive number with an alternative identification number.

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