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MACs Beef Up Provider Authentication Requirements

Published on Mon Feb 20, 2023

If you need information from your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) about your claims, make sure you have all your paperwork and credentials in hand — because the MACs are tightening their authentication requirements. Details: To better safeguard Medicare providers’ and beneficiaries’ privacy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requiring “certain elements” of authentication before MACs can release [...]
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