CMS is Issuing New MBI's in October to Patients Impacted by Data Breach
In September, CMS released the following press release announcing that nearly one million Medicare Beneficiaries were potentially impacted by a data breach:
As a result, CMS is issuing new MBI’s to the affected beneficiaries which could happen mid October, approximately the 15th -16th.
There are recent reports of some beneficiaries with new MBI’s noted with end of service for 10/31/2024 and 11/20/2024.
With this happening during open enrollment, please make sure you are verifying eligibility at least monthly. In addition, be on alert for denials due to “incorrect MBI”. We recommend that your agency has an immediate plan/process in place to process these changes efficiently and effectively.
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