InMarch2004，JoeRyangotanoticefromabillingagencyforahospitalnearDenver，Colorado.Thehospitalwantedpaymentforsurgerytotaling$41,188.Ryanhadneversetfootinthathospital.Obviouslytherewassomemistake.“Ithoughtitwasajoke，”saysRyan.
Butwhenhecalledthebillingagency，nobodylaughed.Someone，who'salsonamedJoeRyan，usingRyan'sSocialSecuritynumber，hadindeedbeenadmittedforsurgery.Hefiguredclearingthisupwouldtakeajustfewphonecalls.
Twoyearslater，Ryancontinuestosufferfromthedamagetohiscreditr atingandstilldoesn'tknowifhismedicalrecordhasbeenclearedofwronginformation.
JoeRyanwasthevictimofalittle-knownbutfrighteningtypeofconsumercheatingthatisontherise：medicalidentitytheft，whichinvolvesusingyournametogetd rugs，expensivemedicaltr eatmentandevencheatinginsurancepayments.
AsRyandiscovered，moneyisn'tthehalfofit.Whensomeonestealsyournametoreceivehealthcare，hismedicalhistorybecomespartofyourrecord-andsettingtherecordstr aightcanbeextr emelydifficult.That'sbecause，inpart，theinformationishandedoutamongdozensofcaregivers，fromdoctorstomedicinestorestoinsurancecompaniesandlabs.
“Iwantedtohelpstr aightenthisout，”saysRyan，“soIwenttothehospital，andtheyhadathree-inch-thickrecordforme，buttheywouldn'tletmeseeit.IshowedthemmyID，andtheysaidthat'snotJoeRyan'ssignature.Well，ofcoursenot!Theyhadthisotherguy'ssignature.”
Ryanhadfallenintoavictim'sCatch-22：Ifyourrecorddoesn'tappeartobeyours，youmaynothavetherighttoreadit，muchlesschangeit.
Ryan'snextstepwasavisittothepolicedepartment.Butthepolicesaidthattherewasnotmuchtheycoulddo，thatthelocallawenforcementhaslittleexperiencewithmedicalIDtheft，andcaseslikethiscanendupbeingconsideredacivilmatter.
ThebillingagencysentJoeRyananoticeto______.
A．playajokeonhimformedicaltr eatment
B．inform.himofthepaymentforhissurgery
C．clearupthewronginformationinhismedicalrecord
D．correctthemistakesaboutpaymentforhissurgery
正确答案：B解析：细节题。题干大意：收费处给JoeRyan寄去一张账单是为了……。根据文章第一段第二句“Thehospitalwantedpaymentforsurgery…”可知是通知他为他的外科手术付款。因此B项是正确选项。
