NEW MEDICARE CARDS START MAILING IN APRIL 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to remove Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from all Medicare cards by April 2019. A new, unique Medicare Number will replace the SSN-based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) on each new Medicare card. Starting April 2018, CMS will begin mailing new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare on a flow basis by geographic location and other factors.
For more information, click the link below.
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/New-Medicare-Card/NMC-Mailing-Strategy.pdf