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Phase 1: Enactment & build · Step 1.4

Enroll everyone automatically

Months 6–18 for Wave 1, then before each wave · UHA, SSA, IRSDiscuss this step
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Task 1.4.2 of 7

Issue a UHP number to each person (extending the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier format); do not use SSNs on cards.

Who does it
UHA
When
Month 9–15
Trade-off

Keeping SSNs off cards reduces identity theft but requires a new identifier crosswalk for every provider system.

Part of: Enroll everyone automatically

Nobody applies. Everyone with a Social Security number or ITIN and a U.S. address is enrolled from existing federal records; others enroll at any provider, Social Security office, or community health center with proof of residence.

This step changes 3 existing laws, programs, or institutions. See the list.