What do companies say about replacing Social Security numbers (SSNs) with unique identifiers?
Many companies that once issued cards or sent mail with Social Security numbers have already started or even completed the process of phasing out SSNs. Some of those companies that have recently phased out SSNs, however, have not replaced their members’ ID cards. Instead, they only give cards with unique IDs to new customers or to customers who change their contracts. Some companies claim that it would be too costly to replace everyone’s card, but other large companies, like the health insurance company Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, automatically replaced everyone’s card when the company switched to using unique ID numbers. If your ID card has your SSN on it, call and ask the company that issued it if they have started to phase out SSNs. If they have, ask them for a new card, and pressure them to replace the old cards for everyone, not just the new customers or the customers who change health care plans.
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