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Letter from Dept. of Health and Human Services regarding social security numbers (SSNs) on Medicare cards

August 31, 2004
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They have revised their Medicare beneficiaries and expect them to take reasonable steps to safeguard their Medicare cards much in the same way they would protect a credit card.

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