Lawmakers Call for HHS To Help Curb Medicare ID Theft
On Monday, two GOP leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee -- Reps. Wally Herger (R-Calif.) and Sam Johnson (R-Texas) -- issued a statement calling on HHSÂ to help protect the personal data of Medicare beneficiaries by removing Social Security numbers from Medicare ID cards. According to the statement, a recent HHS Office of Inspector General report that highlights problems with the agency's response to Medicare identity theft should serve as a "wakeup call" for HHS to take action.
- "GOP Lawmakers Slam HHS Over Identity-Theft Risk in Medicare" (Viebeck, "Healthwatch," The Hill, 10/22).