It is the latest technical problem related to the Trump administration’s push to create a national directory of health ...

The exposure is linked to a CMS provider directory data intended to help improve accuracy of insurer networks.

A Medicare directory created to help seniors find doctors accidentally exposed health care providers’ Social Security numbers ...

The Social Security numbers were exposed in a publicly facing database.

CMS’ Medicare Advantage provider directory exposed healthcare providers’ Social Security numbers, The Washington Post reported April 30. The Post downloaded a public database used to populate the ...

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A security breach in a federal health portal exposed Social Security numbers of healthcare providers, raising concerns about ...

CMS pulled a provider directory after reporters found exposed provider SSNs; officials say they are reinforcing safeguards.

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Some Social Security number requests are not optional. Federal reporting systems rely on the SSN as a primary identifier. Employment offers the clearest example. Employers collect your SSN to report ...

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers' Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was ...