Secretary of Health Karen Murphy, MD, and Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller said residents have received calls from phone numbers that seem to belong to state health centers. The officials told affected individuals to “know that this is a scam and hang up,” as the scammers may try to solicit individuals’ medical identities.
“Our state health centers provide services to uninsured or underinsured Pennsylvanians,” Dr. Murphy said in a media release. “The Department of Health does not offer an insurance program, nor does it collect insurance information from residents receiving services.”
The department has also been notified by individuals outside of Pennslyvania about similar requests for personal health insurance information.
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