The Medicare Identification Card, which evidently presents the SSN of the person it belongs to, may be undergoing a change to help prevent identity theft. However, according to insight from CMS over at USA Today, if the change were to be implemented, it will cost approximately $843 million.
Should we really be spending money, time and resources on such an issue? Yes, identity theft is a huge problem, but why wasn't this thought of years ago, before the change would cost such a significant sum?