CMS to Remove all Social Security Numbers from Medicare Cards by April 2019

Social Security Numbers (SSN) will be removed from all Medicare cards by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no later than April 2019, in accordance with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. CMS is calling this the Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI). The SSN-based Health Insurance Claim Number…