No SS number, no service at Yakima clinic (KOMO Seattle)
According to state and federal regulators, private insurance companies have moved away from using Social Security numbers for patient identification. But health care providers in the Yakima Valley say they routinely collect them as "backup" in the event that patients' insurance doesn't pay the claim.

Borrowing from Social Security (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
With all the discussion about Social Security reform, I have a few questions: Has anyone ever wondered why borrowing Social Security funds was ever allowed?

State misdirects Social Security numbers (Daily Record)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) New Jersey officials have warned nearly 30,000 unemployed residents that their Social Security numbers may have been sent to the wrong place.