Soon Medicare Will Be Issuing New ID Cards – Good News for Seniors!
Medicare ID cards will remove Social Security numbers in 2018.
Medicare is preparing to stop using Social Security numbers for identification and will send new cards to patients with Medicare ID numbers. The move is required by a law enacted two years ago to discourage identity theft.
The 2015 law, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, requires CMS to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards by April 2019.
Until you receive your new Medicare card, don’t carry your card unless you are on your way to a health care appointment. Instead, make a copy of your card and black out all but the last four digits.
Arizona Seniors should be on the lookout for your new Medicare Card.
It is currently estimated that the new Medicare cards for Arizona Seniors will be mailed out starting in July of 2018. Here is some important information that you need to know about your Medicare card.