Medical identify theft increased by nearly 22 percent in 2014 compared to 2013. And this tough-to-contain realm of fraud will likely continue to grow due to conditions that have created fertile ground for this particular crime.
That's one major takeaway from the fifth annual study of medical identity fraud released by the Ponemon Institute and the Medical Identity Theft Alliance, nonprofits dedicated to investigating the causes and ramifications of medical identify theft and finding ways to counter its spread.
The report does not take into account the Anthem hack, in which as many as 80 million consumers had their personal data stolen.
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