December 20, 2024
CMS Seeking Input to Protect Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting comments to inform future decision-making regarding how the agency can best protect Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) and Medicare beneficiaries.
MBIs have been targeted by individuals seeking to commit Medicare fraud, including the use of MBI lookup tools to commit MBI theft. CMS is seeking input and information related to the following topic areas:
- Organizations that operate an externally controlled MBI lookup tool;
- Users of MBI lookup tools, both CMS-operated and externally controlled;
- Potential benefit or impact of prohibiting or restricting externally controlled MBI lookup tools;
- Safeguards or best practices from inside or outside healthcare that CMS should consider for preventing MBI theft and misuse.
Click Here for more information and the full list of questions.
To provide comments, Click Here and fill out and submit the survey by Monday, February 17.