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New Medicare Cards Will Be SSN-Free

Published on Thu Apr 30, 2015

Most practices are quite aware of the fact that Medicare beneficiaries hate seeing their Social Security number (SSN) printed right on their Medicare identification cards — but that’s about to change. Due to the risk of identity theft, CMS will discontinue printing SSNs on beneficiary cards within the next four years. The OIG’s Deputy Inspector General Gary Cantrell testified before [...]
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