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Claims Require New Medicare Beneficiary Identifier

Medicare now requires the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) for all Medicare transactions and will reject claims submitted with the former Social Security Number-based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN). The new randomly generated MBI will help protect your Medicare patients’ identities. 

To learn more about how this change affects providers, click here.

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