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Senate Bill Would End Practice of Placing Social Security Numbers on Medicare Cards - Via PogoWasRIght - Privacy News Headlines:

Congress may demand the government removed Social Security numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications to beneficiaries as part of the battle against identity theft. Three Democrats introduced a bill in the Senate today to mandate these changes, which have been recommended by the Social Security Administration but ignored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Source - SeniorJournal.com

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