New Medicare Card: Get Paid January 1, 2020 – Use MBIs Now
Do not wait. Update your patients’ records and use Medicare Beneficiary identifiers (MBIs) now, before you are busy with other patient insurance changes in January.
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CMS Finalizes New Medicare Card Distribution Ahead of Deadline
CMS recently completed a large-scale effort to provide new Medicare cards without Social Security numbers to people with Medicare. The new cards support the agency’s work to protect personal identity and reduce fraud and abuse.
New Medicare Card Mailing Update Wave 6 Begins, Wave 4 Ends
CMS started mailing new Medicare cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 6 states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
New Medicare Card Mailing Update – Wave 4 Begins, Wave 2 Ends
CMS started mailing new Medicare cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 4 states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Medicare ID Card Changes: 3 Steps to Help You Prepare
By Crystal Ewing – While there is a 21-month transition period from 4/1/18 to 12/31/19, the phased roll-out of new cards began last month. However, until the transition period ends, you’ll need to accept either number.
New Medicare Reality: Changing HICNs
By Tyler Williams – An impending Medicare card change will present new billing and reimbursement challenges for all healthcare providers—not just emergency medicine.
New Medicare Card Project Readiness Survey
WEDI, in conjunction with CMS, has developed a brief survey to gauge industry awareness and readiness for the changes related to the New Medicare Card Project implementation that will start on April 1. Take the survey!
New Medicare Cards are Coming Soon
By Seema Verma – As you may have heard, or perhaps you’ve seen a recent TV commercial, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon be issuing every Medicare beneficiary a new Medicare Card, without Social Security Numbers.
New Medicare Card (formerly called SSNRI)
CMS is removing Social Security Numbers from Medicare cards to help fight identity theft and safeguard taxpayer dollars.