electronic data of Medicare beneficiaries

In a report released on April 5, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not done enough to adequately protect the electronic data of Medicare beneficiaries.  There are over 59 million Medicare beneficiaries and beneficiary information contains some of the most sensitive personal information, making it very attractive to criminals.  Therefore, CMS’s protection of that data is critically important.
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