July 2025
According to an article from Health Exec, 103K Medicare Beneficiaries will be issued new ID numbers after accounts were created without the beneficiaries' knowledge or consent.
The agency [CMS] announced on Monday [June 30, 2025] that it had begun notifying the approximately 103,000 people linked to suspicious account activity. It also said it’s deactivating the illegitimate accounts, as it works with a third party to investigate the situation. ~ Source Health Exec
