prettyday
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there is a very interesting article today on either www.MSN.com or from www.insure.com ( sorry, I don't seem to know how to make a link happen!)
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lardaman
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There are over 9,000 articles on www.msn.com ????
Which article ????????
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prettyday
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I am so sorry. It was right up front saying
"See who may be checking your medical insurance"
but when I went back the board had shifted. Try the www.insure.com website. This was a pretty chilling article. I'm not sure I want to send my money to MIB and know all. 
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safe13
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still can not find it a little more help
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TLT
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Prettyday,, is this the article?
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Insurance/Insureyourhealth/P35616.asp
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"RUDENESS IS THE WEAK MANS IMITATION OF STRENGTH"
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Boobetty
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Great info TLT...  this is what bothers me(can't do the quote thing sorry)...
...Pharmacies also store information about the kinds of medication that customers use. Considering the fatal consequences of certain drug combinations, tracking a patient's medication can be crucial. But in some states, it is perfectly legal for pharmacies to sell your information to drug companies, who can then use it for direct marketing.
The fact that they can sell our infomation is beyond me.....just one more thing to add to my below quote....geezz...thanks for the infomation. I have sent my $9 to the MIB and will report what I get in a month...man this is crazy...
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prettyday
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TLT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is indeed the article I was talking about!!!!
Thank you, and thank you for the help, you nice Unicorn!! 
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aquaplus
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Boobetty, what is the adress of the MIB's website?
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Boobetty
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http://www.mib.com/html/request_record.html
good luck....boo
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tem33
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What does MIB stand for? On another thread, I thought people were joking about MIB---I thought it stood for Men In Black. Stupid me
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Boobetty
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That articals tells it all.....but it means Medical Information Bereau....hope that helped ya....no joke..
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Boobetty
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I did pay the $9 dollars and they sent me a letter stating they did not find my name in there data base. But they added that an MIB record is created only if the following conditions exist: an application for life, health or disability insurance was submitted within the past seven years and the insurance company's underwriting the investigation showed condition which could affect heath or longevity it the name will not show up..it goes on to say that the fact that MIB has no record is not unusual, it has been our experience that out of every 100 applications only about 15 result in reports to MIB...so I am sure that I wasted the money but I am glad to find out I am no on one data base...this is primarily for insurance looks like....just wanted to update my experience...Boo
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