The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
continues to mail new Medicare cards to all beneficiaries. The change is intended to prevent fraud and identity theft.
CMS has created an informational
page for providers explaining what they need to do to get ready, and
released a timeline
of its mailing strategy. CMS has not yet mailed cards for about half of the
states, which will be ongoing throughout the summer. New Medicare cards are
starting to be mailed to people with Medicare who live in the following states:
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
CMS is in the process of mailing new cards to people who are
new to Medicare and to those who live in the following states and territories:
Alaska, American Samoa, California, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon.
CMS has finished mailing most cards to people with Medicare
who live in: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
and West Virginia. If resident with Medicare in these states did not get
a card, they can be directed here
or to call 1-800-Medicare (1-800-633-4227). There might be something that needs
to be corrected, such as updating their mailing address.
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