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Gov Info Security: SSNs on Medicare Cards: Is End Near?

While the current Congress is often criticized for accomplishing little, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health is floating draft legislation in an attempt to do something about Medicare and Medicaid fraud, abuse and waste. The proposal calls for moving forward with often-discussed plans to eliminate the use of Social Security numbers on Medicare ID cards in the quest to reduce the risk of those numbers being stolen or inappropriately used. It also calls for investigating a shift to smart cards…Read More

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