The first COVID-related federal stimulus payments were sent in the spring of 2020. Unfortunately, payments were sent to millions of taxpayers who were deceased at the time of payment. Not only did this draw attention to the process and data...
New NTIS Guidelines Limit Access To the Death Master File
April 28, 2017
Symbol of internet security with binary character hand and padlock The Importance of the Death Master File Ghosting, or stealing the identity of a deceased individual is one of the oldest forms of identity theft. In the 1940s, Samuel Jones appropriated...
Avoid Medicaid Recoupment: Verify Beneficiary Date of Death with the Death Master File
December 19, 2016
Crisis Concept. Money Flow in Black Hole extreme closeup The CMS requires State Medicaid agencies to use the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File to screen and verify all providers. It should be noted that the CMS says its prudent...
Why We’ve Added Death Master File to Our Repertoire
March 24, 2015
To save our clients from multi-million dollar settlements like this one. The Associated Press reports that a $4.5 million settlement has been reached with life insurers -- great news for the states, but not such great news for the insurers...
How much does it cost to search the Death Master File (DMF)?
January 21, 2015
How much does it cost to search the Social Security Death Master File? Here is a quick overview of your options. Some corporations conduct regular DMF searches as good compliance protocol; others are forced into it by newly enacted regulations. ...
