New MBIs mostly in patients’ hands — but watch for duplicates

Article Overview

This piece covers CMS’s rollout of the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier program, the status of the transition from Social Security-based identifiers, and oversight findings from OIG. It is relevant to Medicare billing and administrative staff, compliance teams, and coders who need to understand how beneficiary identification affects claims processing, rejects, and administrative follow-up. The article also notes reported issues involving duplicate beneficiary records and the general response from CMS.