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What is the difference between the health plan identifier (payer ID) and plan ID?

April 26, 2017Health Id identifier payer Plan

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What is the difference between the health plan identifier (payer ID) and plan ID?

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The payer ID identifier was one that HCFA was going to assign before HIPAA Administrative Simplification became law. Since HIPAA calls for a Health Plan Identifier, DHHS elected to change the name of this identifier to plan ID.