HHS To Double-Down on Efforts To Investigate Medical Identity Theft With DOJ, FBI

A rise in medical identity theft has prompted HHS to redouble joint investigations into such abuses with the FBI and Department of Justice. Data from a Ponemon Institute survey show the number of patients affected by medical identity theft increased from 1.4 million in 2009 to 2.3 million in 2014.

• "How Identity Theft Sticks You With Hospital Bills" (Armour, Wall Street Journal, 8/7).