--- title: Medicare Client Suggestions and Advice for Staying On Top | George Frothingham description: Independent Broker in Lehigh Valley, PA offering all Medicare Health Insurance options. --- George Richmond Frothingham 2112 Williams Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18020 cell: 610-703-9539 [grfrothingham@gmail.com ](mailto:grfrothingham@gmail.com) [![IMG_0164](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_0164.jpeg?width=4030&height=2071&name=IMG_0164.jpeg "IMG_0164")](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/) # George Frothingham Medicare Client Blog ## George Frothingham ![](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/hubfs/Head%20Eating-139711-edited.jpg) Independent Broker in Lehigh Valley, PA offering all Medicare Health Insurance options. ### Recent Posts ## [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Post on New Medicare Cards](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/blog-medicare-clients/new-medicare-cards-due-in-april-2018) Posted by [George Frothingham](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/blog-medicare-clients/author/george-frothingham) on Sep 26, 2017 10:30:12 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) DATE:  FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017 POSTED BY:  THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION ![New Medicare Card Without Social Security Number](http://oig.ssa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/medicare-card-female-e1414464783568_0.jpg?itok=fe4ume5i "New Medicare Card Without Social Security Number") Coming Soon: A new Medicare card that will not display a cardholder’s Social Security number (SSN). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it is preparing to issue Medicare cards that will use new unique numbers in place of cardholder SSNs. CMS said it would begin mailing new cards to beneficiaries in April 2018. “We’re taking this step to protect our seniors from fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, which can lead to identity theft and illegal use of Medicare benefits,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma. “We want to be sure that Medicare beneficiaries and healthcare providers know about these changes well in advance and have the information they need to make a seamless transition.” [Read More](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/blog-medicare-clients/new-medicare-cards-due-in-april-2018) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/blog-medicare-clients/new-medicare-cards-due-in-april-2018#comments-listing) Topics: [Medicare Enrollees Security](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/blog-medicare-clients/tag/medicare-enrollees-security) [All posts](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/blog-medicare-clients/all) ## Fraud Protection From Medicare Long Awaited Removal of Social Security Numbers from Medicare Cards Read our summary of the impact of your new Medicare Card.  How will this affect you? - Will this affect your current enrollment? - Do you need to take any action? - What about your Health history? ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [Medicare Enrollees Security (1)](https://www.georgefrothingham.com/blog-medicare-clients/tag/medicare-enrollees-security) Copyright 2014 George Richmond Frothingham. All rights reserved. [Web Hosting by Hubspot](mailto:grfrothingham@gmail.com)