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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Of course, you can refuse to give someone your SSN, or any other information. But, a business can also refuse to do business with you if you don't provide it. I don't know of any law that makes it illegal to require an SSN to conduct business.
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There is no reason for someone giving you a vaccine that is provided free as a public health service, to require your social security number. Your social security number is none of their business. You should treat your social security number with the same respect you treat your bank account and routing number. Even employers don't need it - until you are offered and accept the job. In some states, it's illegal for employers to require a social security number during the application process. They can ask for it - but they can't require it. You can leave it blank, and they have to accept that they're not going to get that number unless you end up becoming an employee.
The whole reason they changed medicare card ID numbers was because they used to be your social security number, and there was so much fraud and identity theft as a result they HAD to change it.
So - don't give our your social security number to doctors. They have no need for it, and there's nothing they can do with it. Your insurance ID number is what they might need.