Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Prepare Now For Beneficiaries' SSN-Free Medicare Cards

The April 2018 start date for use of Medicare cards with no Social Security Numbers on them is fast approaching, and there are steps you can take now to prepare. “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help combat identity theft, and safeguard taxpayer dollars,” CMS says [...]
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