HFMA News – Jan. 8, 2009.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the final five contractors that will process and pay Medicare claims for healthcare services under the Medicare fee-for-service program. Click title to read more…
The new contracts, which will be administered for up to 5 years, will process and pay 36 percent of the national volume of Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance) claims payments in 14 states, mostly in the South and Midwest. CMS has now met its goal of awarding all 15 Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) contracts.
The final five Part A and Part B MAC contractors will immediately begin their implementation activities and will assume full responsibility for the claims processing work in their respective jurisdictions no later than March 2010. The five new MACs are:
- Noridian Administrative Services, LLC, in Jurisdiction 6 (Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin)
- National Government Services in Jurisdiction 8 (Indiana and Michigan)
- Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators, LLC, in Jurisdiction 10 (Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee)
- Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators, LLC, in Jurisdiction 11 (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia)
- Highmark Medicare Services in Jurisdiction 15 (Kentucky and Ohio)
Get more information on MAC contractors and their jurisdictions.
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