– Comment by February 17. 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.
Visit the link in the headline for more information and the full list of questions. To provide comments, fill out and submit the survey by Monday, February 17.