medicare cards to remove SSN#

Legislation (HR 6600) recently introduced in the House would remove beneficiaries’ Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help prevent identity theft, CQ HealthBeat reports. The measure, introduced by Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), would require that Medicare remove, code or embed beneficiaries’ Social Security numbers in their cards.
According to a release from Doggett, other than [...]