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Why is a signed Medical Record Authorization Release Form required before a Medicare contractor can release information to an attorney representing a Medicare beneficiary?

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Why is a signed Medical Record Authorization Release Form required before a Medicare contractor can release information to an attorney representing a Medicare beneficiary?

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The Privacy Act of 1974 prohibits Medicare contractors from releasing a beneficiary’s Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN), claims data, diagnoses, etc., without written authorization from the beneficiary.

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