Proposed federal legislation calls for creating three pilot projects to test using smart cards, similar to the chip cards being rolled out by the credit card brands in the U.S., for Medicare patient ...

Question: I recently saw an article that Medicare is issuing new ID cards due to a data breach. When will mine arrive? Answer: You did hear correctly that there was a data breach and Centers for ...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. THIS IS A CALL THAT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN, AND BASED ON THE EMAILS TO THE EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE TEAM, IT’S REALLY RAMPING UP AGAIN. A NEWS EIGHT VIEWER WRITES TO US, IS THERE A SCAM ...

More than 100,000 Medicare recipients will be receiving new cards and numbers after what the agency is describing as a “data incident.” In a statement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

Imposter scammers are targeting Medicare enrollees, claiming they need to update their Medicare card, but it's really just a ploy to steal their personal information. Kevin Summer said he was ...

While the healthcare industry increasingly turns digital, the presence of paper identification cards may seem amiss. CMS has received proposals to replace paper Medicare cards with electronically ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is notifying more than 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries that they may have been involved in a data incident and therefore will receive a new card. CMS ...

Chronic confusion created during the annual open enrollment for Medicare — and the lengthy federal government shutdown — will make this fall open season for scams. One reader in Shelby Township told ...

Bernie Hergott knows how important Medicare is for numerous Columbus Community Hospital patients. Hergott, patient financial services director at CCH, said that 43 percent of all patients utilizing ...

ATLANTA -- It's open enrollment for Medicare and that means open season for scammers trying to steal your identity and your money. Review your Medicare options carefully before the enrollment deadline ...

Since March 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been quietly preparing for and consulting stakeholders about a change in how it identifies Medicare patients. Starting in April ...