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Continuing an ease of its supplier-number moratorium, the National Supplier Clearinghouse has issued 760 new supplier numbers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced at a December Open Door forum. However, the agency added that new applicants will continue to experience delays as the NSC continues to aggressively scrutinize its applications.

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