Your new card will automatically come to you. You don’t need to do anything as long as your address is up to date. If you need to update your address, visit your mySocial Security account. Your new card will have a new Medicare Number that’s unique to you, instead of your Social Security Number. This will help to protect your identity.  Your Medicare coverage and benefits will stay the same. Mailing takes time. Your card may arrive at a different time than your friend’s or neighbor’s. Your new card is paper, which is easier for many providers to use and copy. Once you get your new Medicare card, destroy your old Medicare card and start using your new card right away. If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO), your Medicare Advantage Plan ID card is your main card for Medicare—you should still keep and use it whenever you need care. And, if you have a Medicare drug plan, be sure to keep that card as well.  Even if you use one of these other cards, you also may be aske