New Medicare ID Cards Coming Soon If you’re on Medicare, your social security number is about to be a bit safer. Beginning in April 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will start mailing out new Medicare ID cards.  CMS is removing social security numbers (SSNs) in order to prevent identity theft and fraud. Instead of SSNs, the new cards will include a unique Medicare Beneficiary Identifier, or 

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