Millions of new Medicare cards are being reissued in 2026 due to a data security incident. Learn how to verify your card is legitimate or a scam.

Medicare beneficiaries are receiving new cards due to issues with their numbers, prompting concerns about legitimacy and ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has alerted more than 100,000 Medicare recipients about a data incident that may have compromised their personal information. Affected individuals ...

Medicare scam calls use spoofed numbers to target patients ...

The Medicare services agency is not calling people to notify them of the new cards. Anyone who receives a call claiming to be about Medicare benefits is advised to hang up and call 800-MEDICARE to ...

Your Medicare number, also known as your Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI), is an 11-digit code that includes numbers and letters. It’s unique to you — no one else has the same Medicare number as ...