马里兰州推行芯片感应 EBT 卡：福利盗窃赔偿金下降 71%
马里兰州州长办公室宣布，该州推行芯片与感应式 EBT 福利卡后，福利盗窃明显下降：盗窃赔偿金额下降 71%，从 314 万美元降至 89.8 万美元；相关索赔从 8817 件降至 3062 件，降幅 65%。
分项看，SNAP（粮食券）盗窃下降 73%，SUN Bucks 暑期儿童餐食补助下降 79%，现金援助下降 62%。马里兰州是全美第四个为 EBT 卡配备芯片的州。
州人力服务厅代理厅长 Stacy Rodgers 表示，芯片与感应技术让福利卡更难被复制盗刷，保护了依赖这些补助的家庭。州政府称将继续在全州替换旧磁条卡。（GSM 据马里兰州州长办公室报道）
州长办公室公布的数据口径为2026年7月至9月对比2025年同期，头三个月为州政府节省约220万美元。州长 Wes Moore 办公室表示，芯片技术之外，加强的欺诈监测、更严格的索赔审核与新的 EBT 处理商也共同构成了这组防盗刷措施。
Maryland Rolls Out Chip-Enabled EBT Cards: Benefit Theft Reimbursements Down 71%
Maryland's governor's office announced that theft of public benefits has fallen sharply since the state rolled out chip- and tap-enabled EBT cards: reimbursement payouts for stolen benefits dropped 71 percent, from $3.14 million to $898,000, and claims fell 65 percent, from 8,817 to 3,062.
By program, SNAP theft fell 73 percent, SUN Bucks summer food benefits for children fell 79 percent, and cash assistance fell 62 percent. Maryland is the fourth state in the nation to equip EBT cards with chips.
Acting Secretary of Human Services Stacy Rodgers said chip and tap technology makes benefit cards far harder to counterfeit or skim, protecting the families who rely on them. The state said it will continue replacing older magnetic-stripe cards statewide. (GSM, based on reporting from the Office of the Governor of Maryland)
The governor's office figures compare July through September 2026 with the same period of 2025, and the state saved about $2.2 million in the first three months. Gov. Wes Moore's office said that beyond the chip technology, enhanced fraud monitoring, stronger claim validation and a new EBT processor also form part of the safeguards.
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