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I've been asked for it by my health insurance companies, providers, and when donating blood. On the latter I saw they had a policy of issuing a different ID number to you on request, but it was a royal pain in the ass and a supervisor came out to ask me what my problem was

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Interesting, I've never been asked that when donating blood or going to a clinic, but yes, my insurance plan did (as that is a financial service). It's worth noting that medical clinics will service people without social security numbers just fine.

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