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Usinng freinds Medical Insurance?

My wife is 4 month pregnant, but she is not having her medical insurance, My friend asked me to use his wife's name and claim the medical fee unitl she get her insurance card. is crime to use my friends name to meet the Dr. ?

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Yes, it's fraud.

    Even if they offered, if his wife had a medical emergency, her records could have the wrong blood type, inappropriate medication information, etc. Would you be able to live with yourself if his wife died because they gave her the wrong blood type?

    If you can't afford insurance, go get help from the state. If you don't qualify, then you make enough to pay out monthly until the baby is born. Be honest about it though.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, it's called insurance fraud. If your wife has to wait to get insurance and she's pregnant, she can be immediately covered by medicaid until her insurance covers her OR her new insurance policy may post-date and cover the entire pregnancy once the policy is in order. Do not use someone else's insurance.

  • Leslie
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yes! This is insurance fraud, part of the reason that everyone that abides by the rules has to pay such hefty premiums to get insurance.

  • 1 decade ago

    Of course it's a crime! You and your wife should look into Medicaid if you do not have insurance.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes.

    Insuurance Fraud.

    Its a felony.

    Its the same as lying to your home owerns insurance about being robbed to get the money.

    or lying to your car insurance

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, it's insurance fraud. Your wife and your friend and his wife would all be at risk of charges. Your friend (or his wife if it's through her job) would also be at risk of losing his job.

  • 1 decade ago

    You did not state where you live. Anyway, look in phone book (white pages) under "health department" and contact them as soon as you can for an appointment.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes it's a crime, so is being in this country illegally!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, it is call fraud and you could pay dearly for it...

  • 1 decade ago

    FRAUD!

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