Editor's Note
As part of efforts to improve care delivery, data sharing, and transparency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on February 22 published a list of Medicare fee-for-service providers and suppliers currently approved to bill Medicare.
The Moratoria Provider Services and Utilization Data Tool includes interactive maps and a dataset that shows national, state and county level provider services and utilization data for selected health service areas. The data provide information on the number of Medicare providers servicing a geographic region, with Moratoria regions at the state and county level clearly indicated, and the number of Medicare beneficiaries who use a health service area.
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