Reps. Wally Herger (R-CA) and Sam Johnson (R-TX) are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to remove users’ Social Security numbers from Medicare cards, The Hill reports. Citing a recent report that found flaws in the way the HHS responds to Medicare identity theft, Johnson said, “This report is a wakeup call for (the Medicare agency) to heed the advice of its own inspector general and take immediate action to develop a new system for protecting seniors from medical identity theft.”
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