This study examines those practices, known as bid shopping, and its effects on the private sector of the construction industry. Bid shopping is primarily used by contractors and subcontractors to gain an unfair advantage over their clients, competition and subcontractors during the bidding process.
MA61: Missing/incomplete/invalid Social Security number or health insurance claim number (HICN). MA36: Missing /incomplete/invalid patient name. MA27: Missing/incomplete/invalid entitlement number or name shown on the claim. â¢ Review and make a copy of patientâs Medicare card for file and verify eligibility.
Medicare HIC Nine Digit Number Assignment. The social security number (SSN) is the nine-digit code assigned to the wage earner under whose benefits the eligible person is receiving Medicare. For example, a non-working wife will be assigned an HIC number that contains her wage earning husbandâs SSN. However, if the wife is collecting Medicare benefits under her own earnings, then her HIC reflects her personal nine-digit SSN.