CMS touts early uses of new biometric verification tools for Medicare.gov

Acting administrator of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Amy Gleason participates in an event on "Making Health Technology Great Again," in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 30, 2025. Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

LAS VEGAS — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolled out enhanced identity verification login options for Medicare.gov earlier this month, and an official said the agency is already seeing a strong response rate from users despite making little fanfare about the move.

During a Tuesday session at the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, Amy Gleason — acting administrator of the U.S. DOGE Service and strategic advisor to CMS — told the audience “we just added modern identity credentials to Medicare.gov, so now Medicare patients can come in and use Login.gov, ID.me or CLEAR.” 

She said the agency “silently” added the new login options ...