This notice
serves as a reminder that in accordance with the SSN Fraud Prevention Act of
2017, the COB&R program will mask the SSN and SSN-portion of the HICN, on
all outgoing letters as of April 1, 2019.
The first
five digits of the SSN will be masked with asterisks (e.g., *****1234A). All
outgoing hardcopy and electronic letters will be included in this change.
Note that the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier, which is not SSN-based, will
not be impacted by this change and will continue to appear in full.
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Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this update. To contact
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact
us page.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Important Reminder Regarding Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN)/Social Security Number (SSN) Masking
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