tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 15

Physician Notes: New Medicare Cards Will be SSN-Free

Plus: CMS halts coverage for vacuum erection devices. 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.  Last month, the Insider noted that the OIG’s Deputy Inspector General Gary Cantrell testified before Congress about Medicare fraud, and recommended removing SSNs from the documents to curb the growing problem of medical identity theft. Fortunately, Congress took...

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